large created for Kerry."87

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At seven of the eight polling places in Franklin County, a heavily populated urban

community, there with demo three voting machines per location; but there had been five

machines at these locations during the 2004 primary.88

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According to the presiding judge at one version site located at the Columbus Model

Neighborhood facility at 1393 E. Broad St., there had been five machines during the 2004

primary.89 Moreover, at Douglas Elementary School, there had been four machines

during the spring primary.90

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We have received additional information of hardship caused by the misallocation of

machines based on emails and other transmissions, with waits of 4-5 hours or more being

the order of the day. For example, we have learned of four hour waits at Precincts 35B

and C in Columbus; seven hours waits for one voting machine per thousand voters, where

the adjacent precinct had one station for 184 voters."91 Additionally, it appears that in a

number of locations, polling places were moved from large locations, such as gyms,

where voters could comfortably wait inside to vote, to smaller locations where voters

were required to wait in the rain.92

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Dr. Bob Fitrakis testified before the House Judiciary panel that Franklin County Board of

Elections Chair, Bill Anthony, said that a truckload of 75 voting machines were held back

on election day while people waited 5 to 6 hours to vote.93

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Over 102,000 new voters were registered in Franklin County. A majority of them were

African Americans. "And so," said State Senator Ray Miller, "only logic would say, we

need more machines, particularly in the black community."94

See Powell & Slevin, supra.

Bob Fitrakis, Document Reveals Columbus, Ohio Voters Waited Hours as Election

Officials Held Back Machines, TH E FR E E PR E S S, Nov. 16, 2004.

E-mails on file with House Judiciary Committee staff.

Judiciary Hearing transcript at 36 (Dec. 13, 2004).

Id. at 140.

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