Early voters are encountering the ghost (of elections past) in the machine
Early voters are turning out across the nation. But the benefits of avoiding long lines and the general chaos that comes with November 4 is being undermined. Many early birds are finding that their votes are being mangled by voting machines. The Takeaway checks in with reporters in West Virginia and Florida where warning signs of technology-going-wrong are in plain view.
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