PA, poll discrepancies spawn petition to impound voting machines

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PA, Thursday, June 22, 2000 524 weren't counted

By Borys Krawczeniuk TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

In his petition asking a Lackawanna County judge to impound voting machines and related election materials in the 114th Legislative District state House special election, Republican Tom Parry alleges at least 524 more people signed in to vote than the number of votes actually counted. Here is a list of the districts where the alleged discrepancies took place, the discrepancies and the number of uncounted votes, if any, in each district.

South Abington Township, 2nd Ward, machine inoperable for one hour and an unspecified number of voters turned away.

South Abington Township, 3rd Ward, 233 votes uncounted.

Blakely, 2nd Ward, 2nd District, 10 votes uncounted.

Clarks Summit, 1st Ward, two votes uncounted.

Clarks Summit, 2nd Ward, 22 votes missing.

Spring Brook Township, 29 votes uncounted.

Moscow Borough, unspecified discrepancy between the number of voters and number of votes cast.

Glenburn Township, 13 votes uncounted.

Old Forge, 1st Ward, 23 votes uncounted.

Old Forge, 2nd Ward, 23 votes uncounted.

Old Forge, 3rd Ward, 97 votes uncounted.

Old Forge, 4th Ward, 28 votes uncounted.

Old Forge, 5th Ward, eight or 12 votes uncounted. The petition references both numbers.

Old Forge, 6th Ward, 2nd District, 11 votes uncounted.

Old Forge 6th Ward, 3rd District, 25 votes uncounted. http://www.scrantontimes.com/stories/06222000/home/765.htm

-- Doris (reaper1@mindspring.com), June 22, 2000


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