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Texas Voting machines changing votes again...
Posted on 10/27/18 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 10/27/18 at 12:07 pm
Hmmm, a familiar story from yesteryear.
And the SoS office says user error for the record.
Texas voters casting early ballots claim voting machines are switching their ballot choices
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Voters casting their ballots early in Texas claimed this week that when casting Democratic or Republican straight-ticket ballots, voting machines in at least 80 counties in the Lone Star State flipped their votes to the other party in key midterm races, including the high-profile competition between incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic opponent Beto O'Rourke.
The Texas secretary of state's office on Friday said that there have been issues reported with Hart eSlate voting machines, which are used in approximately 30 percent of counties statewide. The machines feature a wheel for selecting candidates and buttons to move from screen to screen."
And the SoS office says user error for the record.
Texas voters casting early ballots claim voting machines are switching their ballot choices
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Voters casting their ballots early in Texas claimed this week that when casting Democratic or Republican straight-ticket ballots, voting machines in at least 80 counties in the Lone Star State flipped their votes to the other party in key midterm races, including the high-profile competition between incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic opponent Beto O'Rourke.
The Texas secretary of state's office on Friday said that there have been issues reported with Hart eSlate voting machines, which are used in approximately 30 percent of counties statewide. The machines feature a wheel for selecting candidates and buttons to move from screen to screen."
This post was edited on 10/27/18 at 12:11 pm
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Posted on 10/27/18 at 12:11 pm to WoWyHi
I heard the commission answer was just vote for each individual candidate. Problem solved. fricking government. 
Posted on 10/27/18 at 12:12 pm to Homesick Tiger
I hate straight ticket voting, so I understand your point, but hopefully it's not the machines.
Posted on 10/27/18 at 12:16 pm to WoWyHi
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but hopefully it's not the machines.
What else could it be if it's doing it both ways. I'd advise any voter to check that grocery store ticket printout they give you just to make sure of your vote. I did.
Posted on 10/27/18 at 12:21 pm to WoWyHi
In Dallas we get a sharpie and a scantron. Is it not the same everywhere across the state, or are they saying the scantron is reading ballots incorrectly?
Posted on 10/27/18 at 12:26 pm to WONTONGO
quote:Last voted in 1978 midterms
In Dallas we get a sharpie and a scantron. Is it not the same everywhere across the state, or are they saying the scantron is reading ballots incorrectly?
Posted on 10/27/18 at 12:26 pm to WoWyHi
Voted in Dallas this morning no problem at all.
Posted on 10/27/18 at 12:49 pm to AggieHank86
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Last voted in 1978 midterms
Negative. I've voted 4 times in 2 different precincts in Dallas County since 2012. Both precincts used sharpies and scantrons.
I've voted in Houston too, but I can't remember how it worked there.
This post was edited on 10/27/18 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 10/27/18 at 12:52 pm to WoWyHi
Pee Paw and Mamaw, electronic voting and Facebook are a terrible combination.
Posted on 10/27/18 at 12:58 pm to WONTONGO
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Dallas we get a sharpie and a scantron. Is it not the same everywhere across the state, or are they saying the scantron is reading ballots incorrectly?
its one brand, used in 30% of precincts.
Posted on 10/27/18 at 2:05 pm to WoWyHi
quote:I voted for Ron Paul in 2012 and when the voting results were made public online it showed for my county: Ron Paul: 0 votes.
Texas Voting machines changing votes again...
Elections in this country have been rigged for 100 years....minimum.
Posted on 10/27/18 at 2:10 pm to WoWyHi
I don't trust things without a paper trail.
Even if I "verify" my selections on the digital screen are correct before I push the final button... how do I know they are recorded properly? For all I know, they could be flipped behind the scenes, with no visible clue to the user.
Even if I "verify" my selections on the digital screen are correct before I push the final button... how do I know they are recorded properly? For all I know, they could be flipped behind the scenes, with no visible clue to the user.
Posted on 10/27/18 at 2:11 pm to WONTONGO
I didn't have scantrons, and I'm in Dallas.
Posted on 10/27/18 at 2:18 pm to Smeg
What did you have? Was it a paper ballot?
Posted on 10/27/18 at 2:27 pm to WoWyHi
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The machines feature a wheel for selecting candidates and buttons to move from screen to screen."
How about dedicated circuits for each choice..no possibility of getting rerouted to any other choice?
Why does this happen? There are literally 100s of millions of transactions a day being processed via credit card scans with any mistake being rare.
We have not yet developed the technology to accurately track a vote for...dis guy...or dat guy..or maybe dat other guy, without mixing them up??
I don't buy the repeated "problems" happening every voting cycle.
This post was edited on 10/27/18 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 10/27/18 at 2:32 pm to CelticDog
We are required by statute to have a uniform voting system for the entire state in GA. In the 80s and 90s, this was not the case. Seems like it would make elections operations for statewide candidates much more challenging, especially when needing to assess potential recounts and litigation, if counties were using different voting systems. I’ve always found that strange about TX elections. Is this always an issue?
Posted on 10/27/18 at 2:34 pm to WoWyHi
Fortunately our county retired the electronic machines. We have computer generated paper ballots now.
(There is still an electronic reader, but at least we have a paper backup!)
(There is still an electronic reader, but at least we have a paper backup!)
Posted on 10/27/18 at 2:35 pm to Chili
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I’ve always found that strange about TX elections. Is this always an issue?
Likely since Texas allows each county to decide how it wants to hold them.
Our county retired all-electronic ones and went to computer generated paper ballots. Other counties allow the voter to choose either paper or electronic.
Posted on 10/29/18 at 2:26 am to WONTONGO
It was a digital screen and they put some kind of cartridge in it.
Edit: like this
Edit: like this
This post was edited on 10/29/18 at 10:06 am
Posted on 10/29/18 at 4:59 am to Smart Post
quote:No, it's Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben having problems.
Pee Paw and Mamaw, electronic voting and Facebook are a terrible combination.
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