Does anyone in this freakin' country know how to run an election?

Today is primary day in Ohio, and Jerome reports on the generally FUBAR situation there:

I just got off the phone with a friend in Ohio. He went to vote today in a Cleveland Heights (heavy Dem) precinct this morning. He showed up to vote at 6:30, when the polls open. After 15 minutes, 2 of the 9 Diebold machines were finally working, and he was able to vote. The poll workers didn't know how to work the machines, and the "help line" calls went unanswered. The printed receipt didn't work on any of the machines.

Over at another (Judson Park) precinct, guess what? Impossible to vote-- the machines were just being delivered and assembled at 7 AM, 30 minutes after the polls opened.

Of course the machines were just being delivered 30 minutes late -- it takes TIME to swap out all those smartcards and replace them with cards that are more Republican-friendly.

As for only 2 of 9 Diebold machines working (zero working when the polls open), I have to ask: Who on earth decided these machines were ready for prime time?

This is just a taste of what we're going to see in November, when a change of power balance in the Senate or House could mean impeachment or worse for the corrupt bunch now in power in this country.

Do YOU have any faith that we'll have a fair election in November?