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Missouri Changed Voter ID Requirements, Citing Confusion. Yet on Election Day, There Was Confusion.
Many reported that they were told they didn’t have valid photo identification, and the situation was a result of a court ruling that allowed Missourians to cast ballots with a range of forms of ID.
What Went Wrong at New York City Polling Places? It Was Something in the Air. Literally.
There was almost 100 percent humidity and unusually high precipitation in the five boroughs, not exactly perfect for a widely used ballot scanner. According to its technical documents, the scanner becomes downright uncomfortable when the weather turns sweaty.
These Voters Had to Wait for Hours: “It Felt Like a Type of Disenfranchisement”
Many would-be voters’ first attempts were foiled by problems at polling places. There isn’t good data on how many people ultimately don’t cast a ballot.
Georgia Voters Face Hourslong Waits as State Scrambles to Accommodate Turnout
Voters across the state are facing waits of up to five hours as lines snake out the doors and administrators rush to get additional materials to the polls.
Long Lines Test Voter Patience Across the Nation
With waits at polling places sometimes exceeding an hour, some voters turn away as poll workers wrestle with malfunctioning equipment and overflow crowds.
Voters Face Overstuffed Ballot Boxes, Mail-In Ballot Issues in Colorado
Colorado faced a handful of relatively minor voting issues in the lead-up to Election Day, including over-stuffed ballot boxes, mail-in ballots with flawed bar codes and confusion over where exactly to drop-off ballots.
