Lawsuit: Some Va. precincts lack sufficient voting machines

I think the whole lawsuit is stupid as well. I believe that the elections board are doing everything they can. And we still don't know what the actual turnout will be like on Tuesday. Just because you are registered doesn't always mean you will vote.

The question is will the NAACP proceed with the lawsuit or drop it all togehter depending on who wins the election???

Check this out!

http://community.adn.com/adn/node/132703
How Acorn and Democrats Bankrupted Amerika

You CAN'T make me believe Obama had "no idea" this was happening!

Voter fraud can't happen until the polls open. If you're refering to voter REGISTRATION fraud, you'll be hard pressed to pin this on any one candidate. Just because Mickey Mouse registered in Florida doesn't mean he'll make it into a voting booth.

So McCain is the one behind voter fraud? He has secretly paid Acorn? and bussed in voters? It is just coincidence that since the Democrats took over in 2006 that things went downhill? Maybe, but only because of the Deomcrats forcing of banks to issue junk loans, or be perceived as racists. Normally that is called extortion, but when it involves "people of color" it becomes a racist issue. Look at the big picture and maybe you will see how troubled our future will be.

is that nobody is talking about McCain's ties to actual voter fraud. Anybody keep up with the news out west? How about the people that McCain supports that actually commit voter fraud? Why doesn't McCain bring the topic up himself anymore? Could it be because McCain has actual ties to voter fraud and Obama doesn't? Do you hear about that on Rush? Or Hannity? Probably not....

If this election is going to be difficult, it will be difficult for everyone. Groups like the NAACP insert race into anything and that is what keeps the division alive. The day that we say that things are unfair or fair and not mention a specific race, is the day that we finally make good progress in race relations. While we still have groups and policies that point out unfavorable things (standing in line waiting to vote) and point out how it affects a specific race, we still keep problems alive.

I'll tell you who should be up in arms...it's the cartoon characters. The machines aren't designed for four fingers! ACORN should have thought of that when it registered Mickey Mouse!

Give it a rest, Nobama isn't going to make it, too many lies, too much direct info out there to prove that he's just another far right socialist that will say anything to get elected. I just can't believe that there are so many sheep out there that are willing to follow him.....

That argument is as weak as it is tired. Don't believe every chain email you get. The next thing you know, you will be speaking about the book of "Revelations". Every "crisis" you set forth was years in the making. They didn't just appear because of 2006. And don't forget, the dems aren't in total control of the congress...

The last 2 years, the democrats have been in control. How have things been the last 2 years? The stock market, housing mess, credit crisis, banks getting federal money. The path to socilaism is paved with our hard work, and Obama is leading us along blindly. I hope everyone is ready for 12-15% unemployment, because when the incentive to work is reduced the work force is less motivated. Capitalism has made this country great, let's not let them take that from us.

am81430 said, "read the actual complaint!".

Wow. A 27 page frivolous lawsuit, against a man who traveled the country in support of Obama. Yawn.

Now, I'm still waiting for that shred of evidence to back up your latest wild and baseless accusation below, i.e., "and the fact that people were turned away" from the polls. Tell us all about it.

And try to do better than you just did in the Jim Webb thread. When Orion asked for proof of yet another of your baseless accusations, you told him, "I dismiss your demands of 'proof'”. Read all about it…

http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/webbs-gi-bill-was-flawed#comment-668447

I don't have a problem with Obama voting 98% in agreement with the democrats, and it's a big difference when John McCain is in agreement with the most inept president this country has ever seen 90%, you spin it your way and I'll spin it mine.

You are right this county has been divided for too long now, and that "too long" would be the last 8 years with George Bush as president and the republicans in congress 10 of the 12 years.

You keep posting the same thing regardless of the forum or article contents: “90% approval of George Bush (by McCain). This country cannot afford 4 more years of Bush politics...” Need I remind you – again – that Obama approved of the Democrats 98% of the time? Wouldn't that mean he's even less qualified? And Bush really hasn’t had any control over bills or legislation the last two years because it’s the Democrats who have been in control.

Regardless of who is our next President, I will accept it with no hard feelings and will lend my full support. Why? Because America has been too divided for too long.

I agree on the allocation with a huge caveat. The current allocation of the additional machines was primarily based on waiting times from past elections, and not on the racial breakdown of newly registered voters for the 2008 election. Election officials did what they thought was right based on historical data. At the time new machines were being purchased and distributed, one would have to have been a psychic to know there would have been a huge increase in the number of African American registrations. Easy to arm-chair quarterback this one.

I have no doubt election officials are doing everything they can to ensure everyone is able to vote, but there’s no Constitutional mandate that sets a time limit on how long you wait in line to vote.

90% approval of George Bush. This country cannot afford 4 more years of Bush politics and the scariest part is Sarah Palin could become president. We do not need a hothead and a diva in the oval office.

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Check out the section of allocations of machines, the number of new voters and articles mentioned. They seem to have a point...

I read the pleading. I lost count the number of times it used the phrase "discriminatory against African Americans", or words to that affect. Virginia has more than doubled the number of voting machines, yet it seems those filing this suit feel people shouldn’t have to wait more than 45 min to vote (pleading said in past elections people could not or WOULD not wait more than 45 mins). I’ve waited longer than that to ride a ride at Busch Gardens or Disney World – does that mean the NAACP will go to bat for me? I know, that doesn’t compare, but that’s how crazy this lawsuit is.

History has shown that when countries get to enjoy the right to vote for the first time in years – or ever – they gladly waited hours to exercise that right.

No - it's not about voting machines but it IS related to voting!

http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/10/28/ajudgerule.html?sid=101

read the actual complaint!

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/litigation/documents/VaNAACP-Complaint-10-28-08.pdf

There is nothing wrong with ensuring that your vote counts -- black or white, yellow or green.