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Washington Monthly Election Day Blog
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, 9:15 a.m.
With the tightest senate race in the country, a contentious stem cell amendment, and brand-new Diebold electronic voting machines, the perfect storm is brewing in Missouri. Less than an hour after the polls opened in St. Louis city, the Diebold machines have already created problems. As the doors opened at a St. Louis city poll on Jefferson, two voting machines malfunctioned. The poll workers turned to the back-up optical scan ballots, which also failed to work. Having run out of options, poll workers told voters to vote manually and stuff the ballot box. This will slow down voting at this poll and require the vote to be hand counted—which, as we saw in Florida in 2000, isn't always the most reliable method. It's important to note that St. Louis City is the more diverse Democratic stronghold here. St. Louis County, which isn't using Diebold, leans more to the Republicans.
--Kate Burson
Freelance writer
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