Voters are showing up today to cast ballots using L.A. County’s first wholly redesigned system in more than 50 years.
California’s presidential primary offered a vigorous test for Los Angeles County’s new election setup Tuesday, as throngs of voters showed up to cast ballots using the county’s first wholly redesigned system in more than a half-century.
Nor were the challenges confined to L.A. By midday, state elections officials reported that 15 counties had experienced problems with their computer systems connecting to California’s statewide voter database. While voters could still cast ballots, the problem meant there was no way to update registration records or show that a citizen had voted.
election-day registration, designed to ensure that any eligible citizen can still vote before polls close at 8 p.m“There is no evidence of malicious activity, and all counties have restored connectivity at this time,” said Sam Mahood, a spokesman for Secretary of State Alex Padilla. “This should not prevent any voters from casting a ballot, as counties have contingency procedures in place to check in voters.”In L.A.
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