Voters in Ohio County who headed to the polls early today were greeted by long lines of fellow voters and delays with several voting machines.
At mid-morning Ohio County elections officials said the major complaint came from voters who said more machines should have been available.
Toni Chieffalo, elections coordinator for Ohio County said she was unaware of machine breaking down, but noted that election workers have to recalibrate the voting machine after every 10 or more voters.
"I haven't heard of any breakdowns," said said.
"Our poll workers were taught they need to calibrate all day long. After 10 or so voters, the machines go out of line. It takes two minutes to calibrate."
One voter reported that at her precinct at Woodsdale Elementary School, two voting machines were not working, creating a backlog for the 15 to 20 voters waiting in line. She said while voting officials worked to recalibrate the machines, the wait for voters in line extended to 30 to 40 minutes before the two working machines became available.
 
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