Showing posts with label Maryland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maryland. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Maryland
MothersWork: @866ourvote, Zero wait. 11 machines working. Campaining outside. #EPMD (Maryland) #20906 precinct1 #votereport http://is.gd/4XcP
Maryland
wusa9: Voting Problems Identified In Prince George's County : Board of Elections says call from 9News Now was the ..
http://tinyurl.com/5hd94j
"Computer glitches and heavy turnout left hundreds of voters in one Prince George's precinct waiting four hours to cast their ballots today.
http://tinyurl.com/5hd94j
"Computer glitches and heavy turnout left hundreds of voters in one Prince George's precinct waiting four hours to cast their ballots today.
Some 300 people were in line at Mount Oak United Methodist Church at 4am, according to a spokeswoman for the Prince George's County Board of Elections. When the doors finally opened, there was a serious problem with 26 of the 39 voter access cards available."
Maryland
Melvin: Everything turned out well in Elk Ridge Maryland. No lines. Both booth and polling location were accessible.
Maryland
wusa9: In Maryland -- Long Lines, But Festive Spirit : Elections officials report few problems, despite heavy turn.. http://tinyurl.com/5nh5nq
Maryland
mcpark: not enough electronic check in machines in Sliver Spring, Maryland. long lines. poll workers are trying to calm down stressed out people. waited in line 3 hours.
UPDATE (from Armetta Parker's Phone):
Here's my experience in Montgomery County, MD Election Precinct 13-47
Early voters took 3.5 hrs from start of line to completing vote. It took me 2.5 hrs.
election workers were going through the line escorting anyone with a disability, pregnant, needing to sit or go inside to use the restrooms to come inside. They let Moms with babies come inside to wait and actually started asking folks in line if they would allow someone waiting to go ahead of them.
Once it started raining they looped the line differently to allow folks to have some cover; this was actually a better option for people with disabilities because it put most of the line on the accessible portion of the building entrance vs. having to separate people with disabilities to get them in.
the hold up was not voting booths; but having an adequate number of e-polling books to register people. poll watchers monitoring wait times convinced the election commission to let the judges use the "emergency" back up polling book. That made total of three and helped speed up the voting time.
Given the number of folks with visual impairment; I'm going to assume they had a screen reader polling station. This was my first time voting at this location( I know at previous polling locations they have). I did see a polling booth on a lowered table for someone with a physical disability.
UPDATE (from Armetta Parker's Phone):
Here's my experience in Montgomery County, MD Election Precinct 13-47
Early voters took 3.5 hrs from start of line to completing vote. It took me 2.5 hrs.
election workers were going through the line escorting anyone with a disability, pregnant, needing to sit or go inside to use the restrooms to come inside. They let Moms with babies come inside to wait and actually started asking folks in line if they would allow someone waiting to go ahead of them.
Once it started raining they looped the line differently to allow folks to have some cover; this was actually a better option for people with disabilities because it put most of the line on the accessible portion of the building entrance vs. having to separate people with disabilities to get them in.
the hold up was not voting booths; but having an adequate number of e-polling books to register people. poll watchers monitoring wait times convinced the election commission to let the judges use the "emergency" back up polling book. That made total of three and helped speed up the voting time.
Given the number of folks with visual impairment; I'm going to assume they had a screen reader polling station. This was my first time voting at this location( I know at previous polling locations they have). I did see a polling booth on a lowered table for someone with a physical disability.
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