PollWatch: In Wissinoming, GOP poll watcher says 2 votes logged before polls opened

Justin Blumenthal, 33, appearing before Judge Holly Ford in Election Court, testified that when he protested to the election judge at the 16th ward division, the man, Candido Silva, told him: "You know, [your poll watcher certificate] only lets you observe. It doesn't let you ask anyone questions."

Later, Blumenthal said that when he asked for the names of the committeewoman and the election judge, he was ousted from the polling place.

Ford ordered the voting machine impounded after the polls close so the city commissioners can try to determine the time at which the first two votes it recorded were cast, and if they would have affected the election. The judge said she was unsure whether that is possible.