Look who got glitched! Schwarzenegger Hits Snag at Polling Place

[helderheid]

11/8/05 LA Times

Schwarzenegger Hits Snag at Polling Place

By Robert Salladay
Times Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger showed up to his Brentwood neighborhood polling station today to cast his ballot in the special election — and was told he had already voted.

Elections officials said a Los Angeles County poll worker had entered Schwarzenegger's name into an electronic voting touch screen station in Pasadena on Oct. 25. The worker, who was not identified, was testing the voting machine in preparation for early voting that began the next day.

Somehow, Schwarzenegger's name was then placed on a list of people who had already voted, said Conny B. McCormack, the Los Angeles County registrar.

Schwarzenegger's aides were informed of the problem when they arrived this morning to survey the governor's polling station. The poll worker told the governor's staff he would have to use a "provisional" ballot that allows elections workers to verify if two votes were made by the same person. McCormack said the poll worker did the correct thing.

The governor, however, was allowed to use a regular ballot.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-110805arnold_lat,0,7268769.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[Greeby]

1. lmao

priceless :spray:

[Wilms]

2. .

:rofl:

[helderheid]

3. wonder if his provisional ballot will get counted? Hahahah!!

[satya]

4. Why was he allowed to use a regular ballot instead of provisional?

GOP governors have special rights at the polling place? Sounds like a violation of something (equal protection?) here.

I love this story -- thanks for the post!

[ComerPerro]

8. Exactly! Why does he get to use a regular ballot?

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. Special rights for bigwigs? What a surprise.

[rumpel]

5. I just got it also from open voting consortium, and forwarded the e-mail

to my friends.

:applause:

[helderheid]

7. same here :)

[xxqqqzme]

6. his Brentwood neigborhood.

he only stays in Sacramento when he has too - he commutes by helicopter between Malibu & Sac - I can't stand this assh*le

[ComerPerro]

9. Watch the FReepers, they will argue that this is evidence of fraud

Democratic voter fraud.

[helderheid]

12. I thought that too. Hehehehe. Maybe it was!! WHO CARES WHO did it -

the fact that they are SO hackable should concern everyone!

[ComerPerro]

17. Good point

Afterall, let them point fingers all day.

The end result would be a public that demands the machines go

[helderheid]

33. That may be what it will take!

[shance]

19. Perhaps that's the reason for planting this article.

Wake up everyone.

And who says this article is legitimate?

Because its from the LA Times?

The newspaper that just endorsed ALL of Schwarzenegger's proposals?

One more time, wake on up.

[dubyaD40web]

11. I wonder if the aide voted NO

LMFAO

[LaPera]

13. Well, his campaign told republicans to "vote and vote often" (read link)

http://www.betterca.com/firefighter_and_voter_fraud

Be sure to get everyone you know out to Vote NO!

[helderheid]

14. good GOD.

Schwarzenegger has more work to do, said conservative talk-radio personality Scott Cox.

"He needs another term to do it," Cox said. "If we power through this election, he will go into this next term with a lot more power."

Cox quipped, if it takes voter fraud to win, "vote as many times as you can if you can get away with it. The other side does it."

[Initech]

15. Ha ha, Ahnuld got terminated by the voting machines!

How long until the repukes call for an investigation?

[ryan_cats]

22. Ha, all the voting machines became self aware and voted Democrat! EOM.

[Initech]

36. Wasnt that the plot of an Arnie movie?

I'm thinking specifically along the lines of... TERMINATOR!!! Or maybe the 6th Day, perhaps?

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[Tiggeroshii]

16. Maybe that'll help him get motivated to actually change things about this

maybe he'll realize how hackable the shit is and call for total reform in california. That might bring him back in popularity. I think it would be an unbalanced trade, but at least we'd have a reliable voting system back -at least in our state. If he did that he'd prolly have a fighting chance for re election... Eitehr that or he'll find a way to use this crud to his advantage.

[davidinalameda]

18. sorry but I doubt it

he won't realize it until Mickey Mouse is officially elected with Donald Duck as Lt. Gov

[Tiggeroshii]

20. Let's do that.

=)

[helderheid]

30. gotta be better than the criminals in office now!

Free passes to Disneyland!

[ryan_cats]

21. Karma, I love it.

Karma, I love it.

Any other shlub would have to use a provisional ballot and would never know if their vote counted but the gropinator gets a regular ballot? Nothing to see here, there's no two Americas, move along.

[NewWaveChick1981]

29. I'd love to see...

...an episode of My Name is Earl about this... He could teach Ahnuld a thing or two about Karma....

[Swamp Rat]

24. Vote twice, eh?

Now, they are completely open about stealing the vote.

[EFerrari]

25. Oh, that makes my day. Just too good!

:rofl:

[damntexdem]

26. Allowed to use a regular ballot! When he should have used ...

a provisional ballot! That is an outrage!

;-)

[Javaman]

27. Awww boo hoo, a photo op squelched...

I wonder who the poll attendent voted for with gropeneggers name.

[NewWaveChick1981]

28. The Vote-inator got a taste of what it's like...

...to be on the other side for a change!!! Yeah, the RWers will call for an investigation now... :toast:

[oregonindy]

31. go the wharehouses and boston teaparty all the machines! paper ballots now

[sandnsea]

32. Glitchgate

It's the glitches that will make people want a better system.

[UrbScotty]

34. I'm a Catholic, but I believe Karma's a bitch. (nt)

[RazzleDazzle]

35. So now we know about one of their tactics for depressing the vote

Or should I say one MORE?

Wonder how many "little people" whose votes will be permanently lost this happened to today in CA and perhaps elsewhere?

[ProSense]

37. New headline: Governor Gets Glitched! n/t