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Another Court Rejects GOP Bid To Shut Down Indiana Early-Voting Sites
The Indiana Republican Party just lost what looks like its last chance to shut down early voting centers in three heavily Democratic cities in Lake County.
A state appeals court judge has ruled, as expected, that the centers can stay open -- backing an earlier ruling by a county court.
County Republicans had sued to shut down the centers, arguing that a unanimous vote - rather than a simple majority -- of the county election board was required to open them.
The centers at issue are located in the cities of East Chicago, Gary, and Hammond, all of which are heavily Democratic, and crucial to Barack Obama's hopes of victory in the state.
Early voting has been proceeding at the centers for the last few weeks.
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Yay!!! Rule of law and the common good - some things the GOP just doesn't respect or understand. Poop on them.
October 31, 2008 5:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
Early voting continues in Lake County, but not without problems.
On the noon news on WGN (Chicago), there was a report of long lines and delays at a polling place in Hammond, IN, which is in Lake County.
Computer problems delayed the start of voting by more than an hour in the morning, and then only one of two machines was working. One woman waited 3-1/2 hours to cast her vote. Lines were out the door. The estimate at noon was that the wait was 1-1/2 hours.
You can see the report on the WGN web site. Scroll down to the videos, under the "News" tab, and look for "Early Voting Problems". The report is 3:43 long.
-- ARG
October 31, 2008 5:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yay!!! Rule of law and the common good - some things the GOP just doesn't respect or understand. Poop on them.
October 31, 2008 5:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Eat it, Todd Rokita!
October 31, 2008 7:51 PM | Reply | Permalink