"We
are headed for a train wreck on Election Day," said
Republican Tom Leatherwood, who is seeking re-election as
Shelby Co. Tennessee register and is calling for more
machines to be stationed countywide. / Today is Kansas'
primary election / A state Senate investigative panel in
California queried the Asst. Registrar of Voters in Kern Co.
as to why precinct workers were told they didn't need to
test their machines before election day, and why volunteers
weren't trained in the use of paper ballots should their
machines fail and why inexperienced workers were allowed
inside the elections secure area that night. / The so-called
"Battle of Athens" began Aug. 1, 1946, when veterans opened
fire on the local jail to stop corrupt local officials from
stealing an election in Athens, Tennessee. / "The root cause
of our troubled elections is that, unbelievably, the U.S.
provides less security, testing, and oversight of our
nation's voting equipment and election administration than
it does to slot machines and the gaming industry." Steven
Hill in his WaPo column....
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