Did my vote count?
I voted this morning in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan. The precinct in question used a Diebold voting machine (and we all know that Diebold isn’t just “in the tank” for Republicans; they actually built the damn tank).
When I approached the machine with my Obama/Biden ballot, the LCD readout indicated “TOT COUNT: 403″. Four hundred three is a reasonable number of total ballots counted, since I voted around 10:15 AM in a small precinct.
I inserted my ballot, which the machine promptly accepted. I watched the display, and “TOT COUNT” stayed at 403. I waited ten seconds or so, and it still didn’t increment to 404. I brought this to the attention of the elderly “inspector”, who dismissed my concern and assured me that my ballot had been counted.
I hope I’m wrong, and that “TOT COUNT” doesn’t mean what I think it means, and that my vote for the Democratic presidential ticket (and a slew of Libertarian candidates for other offices) wasn’t cheerfully delivered to the bit-bucket.