Election procedures at voting locations across campus went smoothly yesterday, save a handful of isolated mishaps.
Those who chose to be among the first to vote at Harnwell College House were kept waiting due to a disruption caused by a volunteer poll watcher that resulted in police intervention.
According to the 21st precinct's Judge of Elections and College sophomore Stephen Morse, a woman unaffiliated with the University was illegally trying to fix a voting machine that broke after five votes were cast at 6:30 a.m.
Morse said when he tried to stop her, she caused an uproar.
While fixing the booth himself, he said he called both the Penn and Philadelphia police, who removed the woman and ended her disruption of election procedures for the 50 or so students waiting in line to vote.
The woman is reported to be the fianc‚e of Kevin Fassett, the Democratic leader of the 27th Ward.
She is the same person who set up voting machines at Harnwell and Harrison College houses late last night, prior to the designated time. There was no evidence of tampering after these booths were disassembled, however.
