The machines aren’t broken, according to Texas officials, but people need to check their selections before submitting them.
Texas election officials issued additional voting machine instructions to voters in the midterm election after discovering that the type of machines used in 82 counties were changing ballot selections.
Thousands of early voters using Hart Intercivic eSlate voting machines complained that their ballot selections had been switched, said the Texas Civil Rights project, which asked state officials on Friday to release additional guidance for those using the machines.
In response, the Texas secretary of state on Saturday issued a statement with instructions for voters, and ordered county election officials “to amplify these tips.”
“The voting machines are not malfunctioning, nor are they arbitrarily ‘switching’ the choices of voters who cast a straight-party ballot,” Secretary of StateRolando Pablos said in the statement. Instead, he said, the machines “appeared to deselect or change one or more of their choices” when people who voted a straight ticket advanced to the next screen without waiting for the machine to process the choice.
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Seems awfully suspicious to me! What do you think?
Texas election officials issued additional voting machine instructions to voters in the midterm election after discovering that the type of machines used in 82 counties were changing ballot selections.
Thousands of early voters using Hart Intercivic eSlate voting machines complained that their ballot selections had been switched, said the Texas Civil Rights project, which asked state officials on Friday to release additional guidance for those using the machines.
In response, the Texas secretary of state on Saturday issued a statement with instructions for voters, and ordered county election officials “to amplify these tips.”
“The voting machines are not malfunctioning, nor are they arbitrarily ‘switching’ the choices of voters who cast a straight-party ballot,” Secretary of StateRolando Pablos said in the statement. Instead, he said, the machines “appeared to deselect or change one or more of their choices” when people who voted a straight ticket advanced to the next screen without waiting for the machine to process the choice.
More: Some Texas Voting Machines Are Switching People's Votes
Seems awfully suspicious to me! What do you think?