2016 Postmortem

azureblue

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42. if this happens to you

Mon Oct 24, 2016, 01:43 PM

Oct 2016

First, if you can, get a video of the machine vote flipping, as proof.

Say loudly that the machine is flipping your vote. Then call the head of the voting place over and show them the problem and demand the machine be taken out of service and all machines checked on the spot.

Then, as others have said, call the Democratic campaign office and get the lawyers out there. Then call the state to report it, then the news.. Say the words, "verifiable voting fraud." That will get them out there a lot quicker. They will hear "voter fraud" and come running.

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*UPDATE* Voted in NC and machine kept flipping my Senate vote from Ross to Burr. 4 times. [View all] blm Oct 2016 OP

wtf triron Oct 2016 #1

Yup. forest444 Oct 2016 #63

Yikes! Little Star Oct 2016 #2

Is there a way for you to report this? Farmgirl1961 Oct 2016 #3

Reported it it to County Board. Now calling NCDP blm Oct 2016 #10

I'd report it to every paper, radio, TV in the state. edbermac Oct 2016 #38

+ 1 red dog 1 Oct 2016 #45

Need To Tell Trump..... global1 Oct 2016 #12

Could you report it to the local media? nt lady lib Oct 2016 #36

+ 1 red dog 1 Oct 2016 #46

My niece and nephew are in Mills River - I'm going to share this with them Siwsan Oct 2016 #4

Now, this is some scary bullshit! PearliePoo2 Oct 2016 #5

+ 1 red dog 1 Oct 2016 #47

Then need to be reported to the feds for voter fraud! MoonRiver Oct 2016 #6

That's not voter fraud, that's election fraud! shraby Oct 2016 #13

^^YES^^ PearliePoo2 Oct 2016 #16

Ok, report is as election fraud. MoonRiver Oct 2016 #17

How sinister is that? BSdetect Oct 2016 #7

Wow! Ligyron Oct 2016 #8

He is a Contract On America Republican jmowreader Oct 2016 #24

Not good. Lindsay Oct 2016 #9

If you don't have anything else to do today MagickMuffin Oct 2016 #11

Yes. It would be good if someone can record the machine ohnoyoudidnt Oct 2016 #15

I told the Dem table/poll greeters at the entrance. blm Oct 2016 #28

Did you get the name of the election official that helped you? PearliePoo2 Oct 2016 #14

This is a retiree area. I'm 61 and I was one of the youngest in line. Most looked to be in 70s, 80s blm Oct 2016 #25

Start a new post if you need to, but please keep us posted! PearliePoo2 Oct 2016 #18

+ 1 red dog 1 Oct 2016 #48

I hate this crap. There is simply no excuse for this whatever the reason. DCBob Oct 2016 #20

We can ensure that a $2 checkout stand transaction is secure and auditable. Crash2Parties Oct 2016 #137

Tried getting through to NCDP main office, no luck. Contacted Asheville Citizen Times. blm Oct 2016 #23

Contact local TV, too! Roland99 Oct 2016 #27

You Should Also Contact The Hillary People & Let Them Know Me. Oct 2016 #29

WE should contact the Hillary people & let them know about this red dog 1 Oct 2016 #66

These machines are Republican-made and programmed DFW Oct 2016 #30

I am glad the Doreen Oct 2016 #31

yeah, my diebold machines counter flipped retrowire Oct 2016 #32

When anyone's sees such an issue senegal1 Oct 2016 #40

:( problem is, it was my first time ever voting retrowire Oct 2016 #50

If that happened to me I'd stand outside the polling station all day every day telling everyone! apcalc Oct 2016 #33

+1 eom LittleGirl Oct 2016 #112

To be clear to everyone you know angrychair Oct 2016 #34

there should be a bounty, just like at the grocery store, if the register scans the barcode and give putitinD Oct 2016 #35

2004 all over again. Vinca Oct 2016 #39

UGGH. MBS Oct 2016 #41

if this happens to you azureblue Oct 2016 #42

+ 1 red dog 1 Oct 2016 #62

+ 100 MBS Oct 2016 #65

And this is why taking a picture or video of yourself voting should be legal. NWCorona Oct 2016 #43

Aren't they supposed to calibrate the screens? Did they take the machine offline ... NurseJackie Oct 2016 #44

Back in Texas in a 2002 election my electronic vote flipped multiple AmericanActivist Oct 2016 #49

where did this happen? barbtries Oct 2016 #52

Report it to your nearest Democratic Headquarters and the Ross campaign. Fla Dem Oct 2016 #53

please forgive my ignorance, but I have a question about computer screens renate Oct 2016 #55

The touch screen . . . OldRedneck Oct 2016 #126

thank you so much for such a detailed answer! renate Oct 2016 #129

That happened to me in Cataba County in 2004. yellerpup Oct 2016 #56

Which is why voting by mail should be everywhere still_one Oct 2016 #58

I agree! red dog 1 Oct 2016 #64

Why are these kinds ofstories always buried? LiberalLovinLug Oct 2016 #59

hope you filed a complaint allan01 Oct 2016 #60

Paper. Mail in ballots. woolldog Oct 2016 #67

I believe you, but... Orrex Oct 2016 #61

I posted earlier that I am 61 and was one of the youngest people in line. blm Oct 2016 #70

Quite understandable Orrex Oct 2016 #81

above my pay grade, Orrex. ; ) blm Oct 2016 #93

It could be happening Thav Oct 2016 #101

They don't have those machines where I vote, so admittedly I don't know much about them.. but -Steph- Oct 2016 #82

I agree completely! Orrex Oct 2016 #86

Your thread was just called out on Thom Hartman. Lochloosa Oct 2016 #68

Huntersville needs poll volunteers Mary Mac Oct 2016 #69

Paper ballots The Wizard Oct 2016 #71

I hope you made a recording of it happening as well assuming you have a cellphone with cstanleytech Oct 2016 #72

I didn't, but, my husband was with me and I made sure to voice my concern loudly in front blm Oct 2016 #75

Simpsons from 2008 0rganism Oct 2016 #74

In Buncombe Co NC, we use paper ballots that are scanned and also hand counted for accuracy wishstar Oct 2016 #76

That's good to know - I'm pretty sure my niece and nephew are in Buncomb Co Siwsan Oct 2016 #103

I just forwarded the posting wncHillsupport Oct 2016 #77

It was at the Flat Rock Village Hall early voting site. ALOT of elderly voters. blm Oct 2016 #88

You should file a Justice Department Election Complaint Report red dog 1 Oct 2016 #78

This is pretty effed up Dem2 Oct 2016 #79

Do voting machines in NC have a paper audit? MistakenLamb Oct 2016 #80

My county Buncombe NC has had paper ballots and paper auditing going back years wishstar Oct 2016 #94

... Lucinda Oct 2016 #83

Did they retire the machine after you demonstrated that it wasn't working properly? pnwmom Oct 2016 #84

No. They put another voter into it even when I was reporting it to desk officials about 6ft away. blm Oct 2016 #87

Terrible, but thank goodness you're on it. Hortensis Oct 2016 #96

Yep - they put the wrong Democrat into that booth. ; ) blm Oct 2016 #98

I'm in Georgia. 'Nuf said from this side... Hortensis Oct 2016 #100

This message was self-deleted by its author vkkv Oct 2016 #85

It is NOT VOTER FRAUD!!!!! sunnystarr Oct 2016 #120

This message was self-deleted by its author vkkv Oct 2016 #121

Did you take a video? Helen Borg Oct 2016 #89

It's illegal in NC to take photos in voting booth. blm Oct 2016 #92

But it's not illegal to 'accidentally' set the machines to flip someones vote nolabels Oct 2016 #107

How can this apply to documenting your own vote? astral Oct 2016 #150

do not trust the machines Angry Dragon Oct 2016 #90

Just voted in Henderson County libtheoman Oct 2016 #91

This wasn't election fraud... brooklynite Oct 2016 #95

Reported what happened. What happens next is on them. Though…..they were supposed blm Oct 2016 #104

That's scary Roland99 Oct 2016 #131

Yes but... Helen Borg Oct 2016 #119

was that machine taken out of service? were other machines checked out? Bill USA Oct 2016 #97

It's a calibration issue, not "vote flipping." Ms. Toad Oct 2016 #99

Thanks for this. LAS14 Oct 2016 #105

seems like bad programming if a imperfect touch on candidate A produces a vote for candidate B. Bill USA Oct 2016 #124

Nope - are you aware of how touches get translated into selections? Ms. Toad Oct 2016 #133

If so its more like a malfunction or misconfiguration than a miscalibration. DCBob Oct 2016 #128

Not really. Ms. Toad Oct 2016 #134

Shouldn't this be reported to someone officially? ananda Oct 2016 #106

It was. Responsibility is on Board of Elections. blm Oct 2016 #109

Report it to Bradblog... freebrew Oct 2016 #113

In my state... DemInND Oct 2016 #114

Even so, the bubble scanners still need to be carefully calibrated. royable Oct 2016 #118

Yes - and there's one other broad layer. Ms. Toad Oct 2016 #136

Send it to Rachel! napkinz Oct 2016 #115

Assuming that reply #110 is the most likely explanation... LAS14 Oct 2016 #116

We have paper ballots in Orange County, NC, but not surpised mnhtnbb Oct 2016 #117

K & R Coyotl Oct 2016 #122

Report the hell out of if to your news stations LibraLiz1973 Oct 2016 #123

Tossing the flag on this one again shadowmayor Oct 2016 #125

Well, actually . . . OldRedneck Oct 2016 #127

And the tally? shadowmayor Oct 2016 #130

Touch screen machine I used had a paper print out, so the vote is recorded. LisaL Oct 2016 #135

Would it be beneficial to report it to the Sec. of State? lastlib Oct 2016 #138

Election Protection team has all the details. blm Oct 2016 #146

Something similar happened to a Hillary vote in Alamance County bathroommonkey76 Oct 2016 #139

Paper ballots. That's why I will only vote mail in. I have my ballot in my hand. Feeling the Bern Oct 2016 #140

This will never happen in favor of a Democrat nikto Oct 2016 #141

Happened to me in Florida in 2004...exactly as you describe. Sancho Oct 2016 #144

By law the machine should be taken out of use till it is serviced. blm Oct 2016 #145

They eventually "rebooted" the machine...but I wanted it impounded. Sancho Oct 2016 #147

They tried to flip the WRONG voter! wildeyed Oct 2016 #148

In 14 yrs I've been aware of it, I never experienced myself. Then we moved to a red county. blm Oct 2016 #151

I always check my summary too. wildeyed Oct 2016 #152

no…didn't try pressing Burr. blm Oct 2016 #153

That would make me feel icky too. N/T wildeyed Oct 2016 #157

Are they calibrated one "button" at a time, or is the whole... LAS14 Oct 2016 #156

And this particular Senate race could be a squeaker. wildeyed Oct 2016 #158

so I guess it is rigged... MissMillie Oct 2016 #149

On RedState oswaldactedalone Oct 2016 #154

The problem with the Redstate theory is that the GOP controls wildeyed Oct 2016 #159

I wonder if this NPR story was prompted by your experience and actions? LAS14 Oct 2016 #160

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