2009.11.05
Taking their time and getting it right
We're writing our NRV Current editorial today about electoral hiccups in Montgomery County on Tuesday night. First there was an error in a spreadsheet formula that caused delays in reporting results. Then there was a data-entry error that for a while reported the wrong winner in a race.
No one wants to see those sorts of problems, but in our editorial we will commend Registrar Randy Wertz and his staff for catching them. They did not rush to produce results but instead made sure everything added up. Nor should anyone take this as an indictment of electronic voting machines. There are plenty of reasons not to like them, but this wasn't their fault.
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