1:26
Florida reporting some vote counting machines jammed but no major problems as of yet; reports wait times of up to two hours at precints in Miami-Dade and Broward counties
2:21
DEVELOPING
Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan says voters have received misleading text messages and robo-calls with the purpose to discourage voters from heading to the polls. Carnahan says she has no tolerance for anyone causing confusion on Election Day and the US Attorney's office is investigating the incidents. Two of the messages were addressed to supporters of Barack Obama, telling them to vote Wednesday because of long delays.
2:35
A polling place at the Grove Avenue Elementary School in East Providence, Rhode Island has been closed as a precaution after an unidentified white powder was found under a table. A woman who touched the material is being treated for "rash-like symptoms". The local fire department and hazardous materials crews are investigating.
3:10
An employee for Barack Obama has send a desperate e-mail message, urging their supporters to immediately start making calls. "Our data indicates that the results will be very close in many states. I can't emphasize enough how urgent this message is," Judith, who's last name was not provided in the e-mail, told supporters.
"We are not going to hit our goal of 500,000 calls for today by 3pm Central, unless we get at least 2,000 more people calling for the next hour. Can you call now and continue for as long as you can manage?", she added.
3:15
Chicago Election Board chairman Langdon Neal says it has removed three election judges from polling places; says one was abusive, one was drunk and another person was removed for impersonating an election judge. The third person was arrested, the Associated Press reports. Election judges will stop people from continuing to line up after polls closed.
3:19
A spokesman for Mass. Secretary of State William Galvin says he warned two radio show hosts of WEEI-AM in Boston to "knock it off" after they told their listeners that the election had been postponed and Democrats should vote Wednesday.
3:48
A federal judge will issue an order by 5 p.m. Tuesday to the Virginia State Board of Elections and local registrar's offices on how to handle absentee ballots sent in by military members overseas received after 7 p.m. Tuesday. The order comes after the John McCain campaign sued the Commonwealth Monday afternoon asking the state to provide more time for ballots to reach Virginia.
4:19
A federal judge has ordered election officials in Virginia to preserve late-arriving absentee ballots that Republican John McCain's campaign claims should be counted.
4:36
blog.ourvotelive.org...
Georgia Election protection has had over 1000 calls today--mostly they're having trouble with voters not being on voter rolls.
4:44
BREAKING NEWS
TEXAS COUNTY REPORTING "MAJOR" ELECTION PROBLEM. DETAILS SOON.
4:51
BREAKING NEWS
Officials in Williams County, Texas are reporting that an error in electronic poll books means some voters got the wrong ballots; at least 16 precints impacted so far.
5:14
Police say a bomb threat at Middleton High School in Milwaukee is forcing election workers to relocate the polling place to a fire department building.
5:15
AP: Stanislaus County officials are trying to figure out how two Spanish-language ballots were marked for Barack Obama before the voter had made his way to the booth.
5:37
Idaho officials warn people of fake text messages reading "Flash: Due to very long lines, all Obama voters are asked to vote on Wednesday. Thank you. Please forward to everyone."
also this from the McCain camp
McCain Campaign: Election Day Irregularities in Battleground States
Posted on 11-04 at 21:19:20 CET
ARLINGTON, VA -- The McCain-Palin campaign is committed to ensuring that every qualified voter has the opportunity to vote and that all lawfully cast ballots are not cancelled out by fraudulent votes. Given that four states in the 2004 Presidential Election were decided by 1 percent or less, the McCain-Palin Campaign believes there should be a zero-tolerance policy for voter fraud and voter intimidation. Through a combination of news accounts and first-hand reports, the following cases of voter irregularities have been documented:
PENNSYLVANIA
In Philadelphia, PA, Black Panthers Are Intimidating Voters By Standing Outside Of A Polling Station While Holding A Night Stick. Fox News' Rick Leventhal: "I do not even know where to begin, but we have reached a polling place in the city of Philadelphia. One of the two black panthers who was allegedly blocking the door is standing right over here, [and] accused us of intimidating voters because we were here with a camera and microphone. He did not answer questions, other people here have confirmed that another person in black panther attire was holding a night stick and apparently the concern was that they were intimidating people who were trying to go inside to vote. A republican poll observer actually called the police, the police were here and we miss[ed] them, they came and left." (Fox News; "America's Newsroom 2008," 11/4/08)
· The New Black Panther Party Promised To "Protect Its Interest" On Election Day. "We will not allow some racists and other angry whites, who are upset over an impending Barack Obama presidential victory, to intimidate blacks at the polls,' [Black Panther Field Marshall Najee] Muhammad said. Most certainly, we cannot allow these racist forces to slaughter our babies or commit other acts of violence against the black population, nor our black president.' Muhammad added, "We must organize to counter and neutralize these threats using all means at our disposal. This is a great time for our people, and we must ensure that peace prevails for our people.'" (Tyrone Tony Reed, Jr., "New Black Panthers Visit Alamo," Jackson Sun, 11/2/08)
In Philadelphia, PA, Republican Election Board Officials In At Least Six Precincts Have Been Tossed By The Democrat Judge Of Elections. The State Republican Party filed suit in Election Court in Philadelphia City Hall seeking an injunction requiring that all Republican poll watchers be provided the access that had been denied. The duty judge granted the injunction that was sought.
In Lancaster County, PA, Calls From "Democrats For Obama" Are Being Made, Informing Voters About A Fake Change Of Polling Location. Lancaster County is a high priority target county for Republicans this year, and this is a clear attempt to suppress Republican votes.
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[edit on 11/4/08 by redhatty]
