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N.C. GOP leader: Touchscreen voting machines have flaw that aids Dems

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Source: Raleigh News and Observer

RALEIGH -- The chairman of the N.C. Republican Party alleged Thursday that a programming flaw with touchscreen voting machines used for early voting in 36 counties is causing votes intended for GOP candidates to be counted for Democrats.

Tom Fetzer, the Republican chairman, said that if the State Board of Elections does not enact a list of demands intended to remedy the problem by the end of today, the party's lawyers will be in federal court Friday morning seeking a statewide injunction.

Affected counties include some of the state's largest, such as Mecklenburg and Guilford.

Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/10/28/766257/nc-republican-party-chair-touchscreen.html#ixzz13gXIv4sD

Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/10/28/766257/nc-republican-party-chair-touchscreen.html

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