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Politics : President Barack Obama

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To: Road Walker who wrote (126427)11/4/2012 4:05:57 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) of 149317
 
Some tweets from S. FL:

Marc Caputo ?@MarcACaputoMiami-Dade voting P.R. fiasco: The county shuts down its limited early vote offer, citing too few workers & 1 printer ht @msanchezMIA

Kathleen McGrory ?@kmcgrory People staying in line, even though in-person absentee voting has been suspended for the day. Crowd chanting "let us vote!" @MiamiHerald

Kathleen McGrory ?@kmcgrory They just locked the doors at the Miami-Dade Elections Department. Nobody allowed in. @PatriciaMazzei @MiamiHerald

Kathleen McGrory ?@kmcgrory County elections office will no longer be providing absentee ballots today. People shouting. @PatriciaMazzei @MiamiHerald

Kathleen McGrory ?@kmcgrory Miami-Dade elections officials say they don't have the capacity to accommodate anyone else. @PatriciaMazzei @MiamiHerald

Marc Caputo ?@MarcACaputo Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez is in hiding after his election office over-promised extra early voting and under-delivered.

Kathleen McGrory ?@kmcgrory Cars being towed from the parking lot across the street from Miami-Dade elections. "This is intimidation!" one woman yells. @MiamiHerald

Melissa Sanchez ?@msanchez MIA"we want to vote! We want to vote!" people scream outside locked doors #miamivotingfiasco2012

-----UPDATE: After voters outside of election offices protested, officials have now stated they will reopen voting, and anyone in line by 5pm will be able to vote.

Florida, what a mess.

Patricia Mazzei ?@PatriciaMazzei Miami-Dade elections now says it will re-open for all in-person absentee voters in line by 5 p.m. What a mess.

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