As Ellenpoly says, this is not a new problem, nor is it limited to areas dominated by one or the other of the major political parties. IMHO, the problem has more to do with our nation mania with technology and with our quest for "absolute fairness" than it does with anyone's desire to rig the election. Newsweek article about it here;
be patient...it took me several tries to load it because of all of the ads, etc., on the page.