SURE IT'S THE BLUEST STATE, BUT REPUBLICANS MUST BE TO BLAME:

Machine Woes Slow Vote-Counting in Illinois (Kari Lydersen and Zachary A. Goldfarb, March 23, 2006, Washington Post)

Election officials here resumed counting ballots Wednesday after problems with new electronic voting machines around Cook County forced them to halt the count in a key local race in Tuesday's primary that also had voters casting ballots for governor and Congress.

The election was one of the first major tests of how well states and localities, seeking to comply with new federal law, have replaced outdated voting machines with modern, more accurate technology that is more accessible to disabled people.