kenyon college: waits shortened to 9 hours by paper ballots:

[Neal McBurnett <neal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting story from Ohio.  NPR did an interview also this evening.

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http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/110304/gambier.html

 Gambier residents and Kenyon college students were in the nation?s
 spotlight yesterday when equipment malfunctions and an unprecedented
 voter turnout resulted in some of the longest waiting times at
 election polls across the country.

 ...

 The planning was very poor ? 1,300 voters, two machines, 20 voters an
 hour; you do the math. It just doesn?t work,?

 ...

 Paper ballots only became an option after the Ohio Democratic Party
 filed a federal lawsuit against Blackwell, the Franklin County Board
 of Elections and the Knox County Board of Elections by two plaintiffs
 in Knox County, residents of Gambier and several other residents from
 Franklin County to ?provide paper ballots or another mechanism to
 provide an adequate opportunity to vote.?

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 At 10 p.m., student Ben Taylor let out a cheer after casting his
 ballot, excited to be voting in his first election and because the
 wait was over. He had been in line since 1 p.m.