Lakewood, NJ - Computer Glitch Eyed in Vote Woes

Lakewood, NJ - Ocean County election officials will recheck data cartridges from all 758 digital voting machines used in Tuesday's election, after they learned that votes from a single machine in Barnegat were counted twice — and some were also added to vote totals for the U.S. Senate, county freeholder and county sheriff races in Lakewood.

At an emergency meeting, the county Board of Elections asked for help from the state Attorney General's Office to obtain a court order so all machine cartridges and can be reread and checked against Tuesday night's countywide results.
11 votes separate Republican incumbent Al Cirulli from Democratic challenger Dolores Coulter instead of 6, "I think this is a serious issue that the county cannot, and I'm sure will not, let go," Coulter said, adding she was troubled the Barnegat machine affected tallies in Lakewood.

Several municipal races were very tight in Ocean County — Barnegat, Lavallette, Seaside Park, South Toms River and Lakewood — so election officials say they are anxious to offer a transparent process when rereading the machine cartridges.