Reply #81: Same machine, same backwrds countg: Guilford Cnty, NC & Broward Cnty, FL

[KatieB]

11/10/2004 Machine malfunction NC In Guilford County, ES&S early voting machines had capacity problems, which affected anywhere from 6,000 to 20,000 ballots. Story Archive

The totals were so large, the tabulation computer threw some numbers away. Retallying changed two outcomes and gave an additional 22000 votes to Kerry. Story Archive

ES&S explained that the Unity 2.2 tally software reached 32,767 (32K) and began subtracting from the totals (same as in Broward County). ES&S had known about the problem but not told its customers. Letter from ES&S (603K)

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/10104576.htm?1c
http://www.wral.com/news/3891488/detail.html
http://www.votersunite.org/info/GuilfordESS.pdf