Election troubles reported across nation

WASHINGTON - Voting machines arbitrarily changing votes and polling places shutting down because of malfunctioning machines are just some of the complaints an election watchdog group received from voters Tuesday.

"None of this was unexpected," said elections expert Tova A. Wang, a Democracy Fellow at the non-profit Century Foundation who listened to voters' calls.

Voters called a national hotline telling their concerns to officials at Common Cause, a non-partisan voter advocacy organization.

Nearly one-third of Americans are using new voting technology this year, according to Election Data Services, a nonpartisan research group.