Two young voters in Moline, Illinois, headed to the polls on Monday, October 28, to participate in early voting and were surprised to find the machine registering their votes incorrectly.
Both had heard complaints that the machines were recording Republican votes as Democrat votes, but figured it was due to problems with older people attempting to use touchscreen machines. Then they had the same problem in multiple races and decided to use their phones to document it.
The young men wished to remain anonymous, but spoke with The Weekly Standard.
“I pressed the top of the box for [Republican state senate candidate] Neil Anderson, and it clicked for [Democratic state senator] Mike Jacobs,” he said. The machines, both voters said, require the use of fingers, and no stylus or other device is provided.
The only way to make the correct vote, they said, was to press the incorrectly checked box to “uncheck” it, then press low in the Republican’s box. The voters say they were able to figure this out without calling over an election judge for help.
Problems with machines used in early voting have been reported throughout the area, with Republican House candidate Bobby Schilling reporting that 20 supporters have called his office to complain that their votes for him were switched to the Democrat incumbent, and a Republican candidate in Cook County said when he attempted to vote for himself the machine switched his vote to his opponent.
Though Rock Island County Clerk Karen Kinney denied any problems with the early voting, a representative for Schilling contacted the state Board of Elections last week and was informed that it was a common problem that a recalibration would solve.
Kinney claims “she recalibrated the machines on Friday, though the video above [taken days later, on Monday] suggests that did not fix the problem.” (1)
Voting machines that switch Republican votes to Democrats are being reported in Maryland.
“When I first selected my candidate on the electronic machine, it would not put the ‘x’ on the candidate I chose — a Republican — but it would put the ‘x’ on the Democrat candidate above it,” reported Donna Hamilton.
“This happened multiple times with multiple selections. Every time my choice flipped from Republican to Democrat. Sometimes it required four or five tries to get the ‘x’ to stay on my real selection,” the Frederick, Md., resident said Thursday.
Queen Anne County Sheriff Gary Hofmann said he encountered the problem, too.
“This is happening here as well. It occurred on two candidates on my machine. I am glad I checked. Many voters have reported this here as well,” Hofmann wrote in an email Sunday evening.
Two other Maryland voters reported the same in Anne Arundel County on Friday.
A similar vote-switch turned up in Chicago earlier in the week.
Republican state representative candidate Jim Moynihan went to the Schaumburg Public Library on Monday to vote for himself. “Instead, it cast the vote for my opponent,” Moynihan told Watchdog.org.
“You could imagine my surprise as the same thing happened with a number of races when I tried to vote for a Republican and the machine registered a vote for a Democrat,” Moynihan said.
He notified the election judge at his polling place and demonstrated that it continued to cast a vote for the opposing candidate’s party. Moynihan was eventually allowed to vote for Republican candidates, including his own race.
Back in Maryland, two voters in Anne Arundel County experienced the same problem: A Diebold touchscreen voting machine switched their Republican votes to Democrats. The voters had to cancel theirs votes and start over.
Joe Torre, election director in Anne Arundel, called it a “calibration issue” involving a single machine.
Hamilton said she notified officials of the problem she encountered at the Frederick County Center, where she voted. “I’m not sure what was done about it. If someone is not paying close attention, they could end up voting for the wrong candidate,” she said.(2)
Then they lie. They are taught to lie. Oh, we fixed that! Sure!
The Lexington Libertarian has been posting the last few weeks many articles about voter fraud. Democrats have changed the election laws; they have refused to allow purging of registration roles; they fight voter ID laws tooth and nail; they allow illegal aliens and other ineligibles to cast ballots; they vote multiple times; AND THEY HACK VOTING MACHINES TO CHANGE VOTES
THIS IS WHY REPUBLICANS WILL NOT TAKE THE SENATE THIS ELECTION. THE ELECTION WILL BE STOLEN JUST AS OBAMA STOLE THE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
AND WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO ABOUT IT?
(1)
Video Evidence of Illinois Touchscreen Voting Machine Recording Republican Votes for Democrats
(2) Machines flip GOP votes to Democrats in Maryland, The Examiner – http://www.examiner.com/article/machines-flip-gop-votes-to-democrats-maryland?CID=examiner_alerts_article
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