Election Reform

siligut

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17. A poster already posted that there was a problem with the E-Ballot in Texas

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 11:37 PM

Oct 2012

Shenanigans in Texas

This morning I read the following account from a Facebook friend in Texas. I removed the name of the person who had a problem with the machine for their protection:

"First day of early voting in Texas and already we're in trouble. I don't tweet, but can somebody please pass this on? These electronic machines are NOT to be trusted. This morning (name removed)'s ballot review turned up a significant list of candidates for whom he had NOT voted, and (surprise, surprise) they all were, shall we say, significantly to the right of his positions. The election judge was summoned, she discarded that e-ballot and (name removed) started over, but needless to say, if he had not gone over the ballot in detail before he pushed "Vote" he would have cast votes for people he did not choose. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE; CHECK EVERYTHING!!! And no, we are not making this up. It really happened."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021601200

Some counties in Texas use the Hart machines.

http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/sysexam/voting-sys-bycounty.pdf

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Precinct-by-precinct vote totals in Republican primaries show... [View all] mojowork_n Oct 2012 OP

We all need to send this to Maddow. Binders Keepers Oct 2012 #1

Hey, welcome to D.U. mojowork_n Oct 2012 #7

kick n/t southern_belle Oct 2012 #2

K gateley Oct 2012 #3

K&R silverweb Oct 2012 #4

Wonder of those votes were flipped by machines owned by Romney son and would-be beac Oct 2012 #5

Wisconsin did use the SEQ-AVC Edge II 5.0.24 voting machine siligut Oct 2012 #9

It was the "new lamps for old" (the old Aladdin con) that... mojowork_n Oct 2012 #12

May I also suggest you cross-post this in the Politics 2012 forum where it will beac Oct 2012 #6

I actually have to shut off this computer -- right now -- to go home. mojowork_n Oct 2012 #8

That graph is just not right. DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #10

I'm thinking of it this way.... mojowork_n Oct 2012 #11

My take on it is slightly different DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #15

You might be right. mojowork_n Oct 2012 #16

I do think you have to examine alternative explanations ThoughtCriminal Oct 2012 #13

This pattern showed up in *EVERY* other Republican primary. mojowork_n Oct 2012 #14

A poster already posted that there was a problem with the E-Ballot in Texas siligut Oct 2012 #17

Mojowork => Many thanks for posting this <= autorank Oct 2012 #18

Thank you Michael, your article is clear and persuasive siligut Oct 2012 #19

There is this article that a FaceBook friend posted along the same lines. livvy Oct 2012 #20

Spam deleted by NRaleighLiberal (MIR Team) TheNaimSadik Oct 2012 #21

Spam deleted by bluesbassman (MIR Team) NolanDvorak Dec 2012 #22

The pattern of major exit poll discrepancies began with the 1988 NH Republican primary Cliff Arnebeck Jan 2013 #23

Welcome to D.U. mojowork_n Jan 2013 #24