While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are in Afghanistan, Djibouti, Iraq, the Philippines and west Africa defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” Ben Beakes, Chief of Staff for Secretary of State Betty Ireland, of the virginia enclave of West Virginia, announces that Election Systems & Software is unable to meet its deadline to deliver the “programmable e-ballots” for its upcoming primary election.  Also, over ten percent of the counties in the state will not be able to use the touch-screen voting machines as there is not enough time before the election to have them properly tested.

       [restored 2/17/2024]