Effect of Voting-Machine Allocations on the 2004 Election --
Franklin County, Ohio  Despite unprecedented registration and
get-out-the vote efforts in Franklin County, with predicted
record turnout, only 61% of the county's registered voters
turned out in the 2004 general election. Coupled with a time-
consuming complicated ballot and the same number of voting
machines as in 2000, the system was unable to handle the load of
approximately 25% increase in registration rolls and high voter
interest in what was billed as the most important election of a
lifetime. Indeed, the county did process an increase of 23% in
total voters compared to 2000. Many would-be voters were
deterred by long lines and hours-long waits, prompting one
observer to cite:    This graph shows how there are more
registered voters per machine in Kerry precincts (click on any
graphic in this document to get a larger version):  However,
Democratic precincts are known to generally have a lower turnout
(% of registered voters) than Republican pre