Shenanigans at the Polls
Take a look at a few of the things that went awry.
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Problems Galore - Broken machines, unnecessary ID requests and late robocalls, oh, my. On Election Day, voters reported issues at their polling places. Take a look at a few of the things that went awry. (Photo: Darren Hauck/Getty Images)
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Flip-Flop Machines - In Pennsylvania, NBC News confirmed that a voting machine turned votes for President Obama into votes for Romney. On Politics Nation, there’s a video of a user pressing the button for Obama, but a green check showing up by Romney’s name. (Photo: YouTube/centralpavote)
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Day-Late Calls - The Tampa Bay Times reported that between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, voters in Florida were told that they have until 7 p.m. on Wednesday to cast their votes. Because of a phone system glitch, about 12,000 calls intended to go out on Monday, went out on Tuesday morning instead. (Photo: Max Whittaker/Getty Images)
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Late-Opening Polls - Election Protection reported that polling centers in Galveston, Texas, were opening late. A Galveston county judge ordered that polls remain open for two hours after scheduled closing time. (Photo: Edward Linsmier/Getty Images)
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Ohhhio! - 1-866-OUR-VOTE fielded more than 58,000 calls by 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. In Ohio, specifically in Cleveland, Dayton and Toledo, voters reported problems with ballot scanners. (Photo: AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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