Precinct hiccups blamed on poor training (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sat, 02/23/2008 - 11:36am

A voting machine that wouldn't function sits near a line of people waiting to vote in the presidential primary on Super Tuesday in this Feb. 5, 2008 file photo in Nashville, Tenn.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)AP - When things go awry at the voting booth, as they have several times in this hectic primary season, much of the blame often falls on ill-trained poll workers who are paid a pittance.




 

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