Republican National Committee alleges voting machine troubles in Nevada, other swing states

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Secretary of State Ross Miller called claims of voter machine irregularities in Nevada by the Republican National Committee “irresponsible and unfortunate” on Thursday.

Miller, a Democrat, was responding to a letter sent to his office and election officials in five other states on Thursday in which the RNC alleged voting machines cast ballots for President Barack Obama, a Democrat, when the vote was intended for his Republican challenger, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.


The RNC did not provide documented proof of its allegation aside from media anecdotes.


In Washoe County, a man reported a problem with a voting machine in which he tried to vote for Obama but the machine kept registering a vote for Romney. The machine was recalibrated by election officials.

Miller responded in a letter sent to the RNC on Thursday that said unsubstantiated allegations of voting machine problems based on rumor, media reports and hearsay, “undermine the public’s confidence in the electoral process.”


The RNC letter expressed concerns that the voting machine problems were the result of “miscalibration and hyper-sensitivity of the machines.” Letters were sent to officials in Ohio, North Carolina, Colorado, Kansas and Missouri.

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http://www.rgj.com/article/20121101/NEWS19/121101029?fb_comment_id=fbc_110462582448518_40909_110511669110276

[oswaldactedalone]

1. It's a load of crap

I've seen a machine flip a vote and it was only because it had fallen out of calibration.

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2. The psych books call it "projection"

[msongs]

3. contrast this with the DNC, which says practically nothing on this issue eh? romney's son owns

interests in voting machine makers and dems are zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz about it

[RagAss]

4. All this means is they can't load their hacking programs into them.