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November2008November2008Hart InterCiviceScanHart InterCiviceScanKentuckyKentuckythat the incumbent commissioner won by a landslide:540 votes to 175. The computer had mistakenlyreversed the totals for the candidates in one ward. 400Madison County, KYThe Richmond Register reported that results weredelayed because a data disc from a Berea precinctvoting machine was generating an error message“[b]ecause its data could not be downloaded, noteven a preliminary [vote] total could be generated.” Atechnician eventually fixed the problem. 401Kenton County, KYIn Kenton County, according to the CincinnatiEnquirer, election officials were forced to eventuallyhalt voting on the handicap accessible machines. Thevoting machines were not recording straight ticketvoting.In a hearing regarding the problems, “Harp ElectionsServices President Roger Baird took responsibility forthe machine's malfunctions.May 2008November2006October 2008DanaherControlsShouptronic1242HarteSlateSequoiaAVC AdvantageKentuckyKentuckyLouisiana“Baird blamed a proof-reading error made while theE-slate machines were being programmed by hisstaff.” 402Bullitt County, KYThe Louisville Courier-Journal reported that electionresults were delayed. County Clerk Kevin Mooneystated “that the delay in the tallying was mainly dueto some newer machines for special-needs voters thathad trouble reading memory cards.” It is not clearwhy the machines had trouble reading the cards. 403Calloway County, KYAccording to VoteTrustUSA, vote-switchingappeared to have occurred on the review screens ofHart InterCivic eSlate machines. Straight-ticketDemocratic votes were switched to Republicanstraight-ticket votes in all contested races. 404Vermilion Parish, LAAccording to the Daily Iberian, one of the candidatesin an alderman’s race “said a glitch in the VermilionParish Clerk of Court’s electronic voting systemprevented District 3 voters in Delcambre from votingfor him or for [his opponent], both Democrats, fromBrennan Center for Justice | 71