The claim seeks costs the state incurred to correct security gaps in the voting system that were uncovered several years ago by independent investigations.

The civil-rights complaint says hundreds of Chesterfield residents were deprived of the right to vote, primarily in precincts with the largest black populations. They allege that in nine of 63 precincts, county voting officials failed to provide enough Democratic ballots and told voters to cast ballots on blank scraps of paper, which weren't counted.
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On her way to vote in Georgia's Feb. 5 Democratic primary, the usual music and celebrity gossip on Carcola Tippit's favorite radio show was set aside in favor of host Tom Joyner's repeated calls for listeners to report voting problems.

The polls were to close at 8 p.m., but will now stay open until 9:30 p.m. The polls closed at 8 p.m. in the District and 7 p.m. in Virginia.
Voter turnout was high during the day in Maryland's Democratic primary between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, but cold temperatures, snow in western Maryland and the potential for a messy afternoon made elections officials question whether the turnout would remain high.
State elections chief Linda Lamone said accidents were reported along U.S. 50 and Interstate 97 in central Maryland.

After an early morning rush, and some computer glitches, the poll workers at Cape St. Claire Elementary school settled into what they suppose will be a steady, and long, day.
Kristine Steinkonig, one of two chief judges at the polling place, reported 91 people voted in the first hour. 
That was despite voting machine and polling book snafus that caused some delay when the doors opened.
"No. 3 and 4 machines are back up," she said. "But No. 2 is still down."

Fuelling the high turnout is the Democratic contest that pits U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton against Sen. Barack Obama. A higher than normal turnout is also expected in the District 4 congressional race in which Democratic incumbent Albert R. Wynn and challenger Donna Edwards are in a fierce battle to win the nomination. The Fourth District spans Prince George’s and Montgomery counties.

With the presidential election less than 10 months away, a statistically significant portion of voters may accidentally vote for the wrong candidate on electronic voting machines because they find the displays confusing, according to results of a five-year study conducted by three universities.