North Carolina Voting Machine Switches Kay Hagan Vote To Thom Tillis

Posted by | November 2, 2014 08:00 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics Top Stories

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While Republicans are concerned over Voter ID in order to supposedly “restore the integrity of the vote,” they might want to do a few updates. In Guilford County, North Carolina, a couple of voters had a difficult time casting a ballot for Kay Hagan. Instead, the votes registered for the Republican candidate.

The News & Record reports:

Percy Bostick, 69, of Greensboro said he tried casting a vote for Democrat Kay Hagan at the Old Guilford County Courthouse, only to have the machine register Republican Thom Tillis as his choice.

“I called one of the poll workers over,” Bostick said. “She said do it again. And again, I touched the screen at the proper place for Kay Hagan, and it again reported it for Thom Tillis.”

Bostick tried again, and onhis fourth attempt, the machine finally registered the vote for Hagan.

Another poll worker decided to cancel the ballot altogether and directed Bostick to an adjacent machine, where he was able to cast his ballot without any issues.
The problematic machine was taken out of service

And then on Wednesday, it happened again with another voter who reported a similar problem. That voter also tried selecting Hagan but saw the machine had recorded him as choosing Tillis.

It’s like the machines really like Tillis.

The man was moved to another machine, which finally registered his selections without any problem.

According to Charlie Collicutt, Guilford County elections director, his office has received 14 reports of voting problems since early voting started Oct. 23, including seven from people who became concerned after they got home.

Collicutt urged voters to check that the paper roll next to the screen properly registers their selections, and he said anyone having trouble should tell a poll worker.

“If a precinct official is made aware immediately, that gives us the opportunity to take the machine out of service, check it out, recalibrate it, and determine whether we can get it back into service,” he said.

The problem is, there’s no telling how many incorrect votes were cast for Thom Tillis.

H/T: @ComgenKDT with thanks. 

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207 responses to North Carolina Voting Machine Switches Kay Hagan Vote To Thom Tillis

  1. VIsidore` November 2nd, 2014 at 15:46

    Didn’t I see this on the TV show Scandal? Fiction is reality sometimes.

  2. OooSillyMe November 2nd, 2014 at 14:53

    This has happened before with the machines and yet somehow a solution can’t be found…….

    • fahvel November 3rd, 2014 at 03:31

      so wrapped up in fn technologie that the paper ballot has been lost – except in the rest of the world – take the time to see and count the votes accurately and then, and maybe only then, you can get rid of all the piddling right wing liars and probably the left wing lazies. Maybe.

      • OooSillyMe November 3rd, 2014 at 06:33

        We need to back to a paper ballot and no longer allow either side to run candidates who shouldn’t even be eligible to run for class clown……

  3. OooSillyMe November 2nd, 2014 at 15:53

    This has happened before with the machines and yet somehow a solution can’t be found…….

    • fahvel November 3rd, 2014 at 04:31

      so wrapped up in fn technologie that the paper ballot has been lost – except in the rest of the world – take the time to see and count the votes accurately and then, and maybe only then, you can get rid of all the piddling right wing liars and probably the left wing lazies. Maybe.

      • OooSillyMe November 3rd, 2014 at 07:33

        We need to back to a paper ballot and no longer allow either side to run candidates who shouldn’t even be eligible to run for class clown……

  4. Corey James November 2nd, 2014 at 16:10

    *Switches* (Title misspelled)

    I suspect we are going to see a lot more of this as the election goes on. Republicans will do ANYTHING to win.

  5. Teabagger Blaster November 2nd, 2014 at 17:10

    *Switches* (Title misspelled)

    I suspect we are going to see a lot more of this as the election goes on. Republicans will do ANYTHING to win.

  6. coppercarla November 2nd, 2014 at 16:41

    Let’s be fair here, folks… We’ve got machines in Illinois and Maryland switching Republican votes to Democrat. So if you want to go blaming a single party for this, be sure to pick up your “I’m a Party Sycophant” sticker on the way out.

  7. Guest November 2nd, 2014 at 17:41

    Let’s be fair here, folks… We’ve got machines in Illinois and Maryland switching Republican votes to Democrat. So if you want to go blaming a single party for this, be sure to pick up your “I’m a Party Sycophant” sticker on the way out [I got mine].

  8. rick dalton November 2nd, 2014 at 22:41

    You really think that was and accident lmao the republican will lie cheat and commit voter fraud to win

  9. rick dalton November 2nd, 2014 at 23:41

    You really think that was and accident lmao the republican will lie cheat and commit voter fraud to win

  10. Robb November 3rd, 2014 at 00:27

    Pandering to the low information voter! The liberal way!! Educate yourself there are two actual accounts of voting machines changing votes but they were votes cast by republicans being changed to democrat votes in Maryland and Illinois. SMDH

    • rg9rts November 3rd, 2014 at 08:54

      And the gopee NEVER CHEATS…during the last POTUS election both cases of voter fraud was by the gopee in Virginia and Ohio

      Cheating the conservative nazi way

      • Chuck Weaver November 4th, 2014 at 20:44

        I was going to try to educate people on this site but I realize that that would be impossible, so goodnight all.

    • Jimmy Cahill November 3rd, 2014 at 10:23

      What you’re talking about happened in 2012, and it was fixed.

    • granpa.usthai November 4th, 2014 at 15:09

      uh, I think this post is about voting machines changing votes?

      being that you must be a high information (GOP BS Mass collector) voter – the LYING conservative way of course!

  11. Robb November 3rd, 2014 at 01:27

    Pandering to the low information voter! The liberal way!! Educate yourself there are two actual accounts of voting machines changing votes but they were votes cast by republicans being changed to democrat votes in Maryland and Illinois. SMDH

    • rg9rts November 3rd, 2014 at 09:54

      And the gopee NEVER CHEATS…during the last POTUS election both cases of voter fraud was by the gopee in Virginia and Ohio

      Cheating the conservative nazi way

      • Chuck Weaver November 4th, 2014 at 21:44

        I was going to try to educate people on this site but I realize that that would be impossible, so goodnight all.

    • Jimmy Cahill November 3rd, 2014 at 11:23

      What you’re talking about happened in 2012, and it was fixed.

    • granpa.usthai November 4th, 2014 at 16:09

      uh, I think this post is about voting machines changing votes?

      being that you must be a high information (GOP BS Mass collector) voter – the LYING conservative way of course!

  12. rg9rts November 3rd, 2014 at 08:16

    The fix is in LOL

  13. rg9rts November 3rd, 2014 at 09:16

    The fix is in LOL

  14. Wizyrd November 3rd, 2014 at 10:11

    Sounds like s badly calibrated touch screen.

  15. Wizyrd November 3rd, 2014 at 11:11

    Sounds like s badly calibrated touch screen.

  16. Pilotshark November 3rd, 2014 at 10:56

    So my question would be, what about those 3 votes that when to Tillis? where they rejected? or is this guy now looking at voting 4 times?
    kind of makes you go mmmmmmmmm

  17. Pilotshark November 3rd, 2014 at 11:56

    So my question would be, what about those 3 votes that when to Tillis? where they rejected? or is this guy now looking at voting 4 times?
    kind of makes you go mmmmmmmmm

  18. terfull November 3rd, 2014 at 13:06

    I’m calling bull shite. Only democrats do that.

    • granpa.usthai November 4th, 2014 at 15:06

      I’ll see your BS and triple the bet!

      NC Executive – REPUBLICAN
      NC Legislature – REPUBLICAN
      NC Judicial – REPUBLICAN

      candidate machine calibrated for – REPUBLICAN.

      • Chuck Weaver November 4th, 2014 at 20:23

        and from i have read so far there are 2 instances? If you can cite more examples, please do.

      • terfull November 4th, 2014 at 22:52

        Girl, you need to get your issues checked. Which party kept the State oppressed for over 100 years?

  19. terfull November 3rd, 2014 at 14:06

    I’m calling bull shite. Only democrats do that.

    • granpa.usthai November 4th, 2014 at 16:06

      I’ll see your BS and triple the bet!

      NC Executive – REPUBLICAN
      NC Legislature – REPUBLICAN
      NC Judicial – REPUBLICAN

      candidate machine calibrated for – REPUBLICAN.

      • Chuck Weaver November 4th, 2014 at 21:23

        and from what I have read so far there are 2 instances? If you can cite more examples, please do. I will be waiting.

      • terfull November 4th, 2014 at 23:52

        Girl, you need to get your issues checked. Which party kept the State oppressed for over 100 years?

  20. R.J. Carter November 3rd, 2014 at 17:48

    The same thing happened in Illinois, only in reverse order (Republican vote swapped over to Democrat candidate).

    It’s the Incumbent Party trying to stay in power.

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