MSNBC continually airs graphic featuring inaccurate poll closing times for multiple states
November 04, 2008 2:36 pm ET
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SUMMARY: MSNBC continually aired graphics that purported to show "POLL CLOSING[]" times for each state. But in states that cross over time zones, the times listed in the graphics reflected the western-most time zone in the state, in which polls close an hour later than the rest of the state. Thus, people watching MSNBC in the eastern portion of some states could be left with the impression that local polls would be open for an hour after they actually close.
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