Porter County won't have final count tonight

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By The Times | Tuesday, May 06, 2008 | (17 comment(s))

VALPARAISO | At least 6,000 extra Democratic ballots were printed today in Porter County by the Voters Registration office.

Patrick Lyp, the Republican representative to the Voter Registration Board, said the office started receiving calls between noon and 1 p.m. that precincts were running short of ballots.

Voters from across the county called The Times to report delays at the polls and that polls had run out of Democratic ballots.

The county has a special machine to print extra ballots as needed, which were then delivered to the polling places throughout the county.

The county had originally ordered ballots in February before officials realized how many people would be voting in the primary election.

Lyp said, however, that the office ran out of the correct size paper and had to use a different size for about 100 ballots, which cannot be read by the county's machines. Those ballots will have to be counted by hand on Wednesday.

"While not a final count tonight, it will be exceedingly close," Lyp said.

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To Fraud wrote on May 6, 2008 10:18 PM:

" If you really feel this way take your case to the State, call Indianapolis in the morning and file a complaint .
They do have a department for such . "

nwi wrote on May 6, 2008 10:04 PM:

" Its official Lake county has now taken over Porter County! Land of the inept! "

Fraud wrote on May 6, 2008 10:04 PM:

" Porter County is a Republican county - everyone knows this. They are trying to skew the results to ensure a McCain victory in Nov. I bet Obama takes Porter County only because they know he can't beat McCain. Why isn't this voter fraud? "

A Ron Paul Republican wrote on May 6, 2008 9:46 PM:

" I can't stand Obama or Hillary. But I'll tell you what, I can't stand McCain just as much. If these crossover voters think McCain stands a chance against either of the Dem's in November, they're in for a rude awakening. We can only pray for a miracle at the republican convention to give Ron Paul the nomination. "

Union Twp Resident wrote on May 6, 2008 9:23 PM:

" Unbelieveable , I am glad you went out of your way and were able to vote .
Even tho ..... I think we are on opposite sides . It is your right as an American Citizen ! "

doh Unbelievable wrote on May 6, 2008 9:19 PM:

" "demecrats" ??!! really?? yikes.

Goodness gracious. It's a wonder Porter County can even be taken seriously. "

Granny wrote on May 6, 2008 9:13 PM:

" You have to remember that a lot of Republicans are crossing over just for the primary -- I wouldn't judge Porter County as a Democratic stronghold just yet -- wait for November! "

Joke at best wrote on May 6, 2008 9:13 PM:

" Porter county is a joke at best. I had to vote with a provisional ballot because they did not have me as a registered voter in their books. I found that funny because I voted in 96' 00' and 04'. They even called someone in charge and they said they checked their records and it shows that I never voted EVER. Hmmm sounds fishy to me.

They ran out of democratic ballots right after I showed up. A police officer delivered more ballots but the machine wouldn't accept them.

"

Disappointing wrote on May 6, 2008 9:09 PM:

" At a time when all of the country's eyes are on Indiana, what a shame that Porter County has to bring a stain to the process by not being prepared. Officials may have not predicted this turnout in Feb. when the ballots were printed, but surely between now and then this could have been prevented. "

Ava wrote on May 6, 2008 9:04 PM:

" This is the unbelievable stuff that prooves how stupid the American Public really is. Shame on you who crossed over - hurt the little local guys running foir small local spots, just for for the thoughts put into your head by the media. Get educated instead of a TV. "

unbelievable wrote on May 6, 2008 8:47 PM:

" I DID vote but I had to show up three times to do so. "

GLB wrote on May 6, 2008 8:39 PM:

" The local leadership needs a change. Let's get the party pack to where it once was and belongs. The democrats have NO plan. I want less government NOT more! "

Think Again Unbelieveable wrote on May 6, 2008 8:19 PM:

" Porter County is Democratic controlled now . You raise a big enough stink you will get to vote .
"

Union Twp . Resident wrote on May 6, 2008 6:42 PM:

" I wonder how much of this cross over voting lies at the door step of Mitch Daniels . "

Democratic wrote on May 6, 2008 6:34 PM:

" Republican's are crossing over today and they will waltz John McCain in the white house in the fall . Mark my words . "

Shelli wrote on May 6, 2008 6:00 PM:

" This is great!!! People actually going out and doing what this country was built on! WAY TO GO! "

Unbelievable wrote on May 6, 2008 5:51 PM:

" This is illegal. I was turned away. So were many others. Many will not come back. Porter county at it very best stop the demecrats from voting. "

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