Now You See Them, Now You Don't

The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics said problems with the initial voting results Tuesday night were caused by a computer glitch that generated errors in vote totals in several races, including the D.C. Council contests for the Republican at-large nomination and the Ward 2 Democratic nomination. Election officials corrected the errors early Wednesday.

SOURCE: D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics | GRAPHIC: By Kenneth W. Smith Jr., The Washington Post - September 11, 2008

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