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cynatnite

(31,011 posts)
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:32 PM Nov 2012

Machine turns vote for Obama into one for Romney

A Pennsylvania electronic voting machine has been taken out of service after being captured on video changing a vote for President Obama into one for Mitt Romney, NBC News has confirmed.

The video was first posted on Youtube by user “centralpavoter.” It shows a voter’s finger repeatedly pressing the button for Obama, but a check mark coming up next to Romney’s name:



My wife and I went to the voting booths this morning before work. There were 4 older ladies running the show and 3 voting booths that are similar to a science fair project in how they fold up. They had an oval VOTE logo on top center and a cartridge slot on the left that the volunteers used to start your ballot.

I initially selected Obama but Romney was highlighted. I assumed it was being picky so I deselected Romney and tried Obama again, this time more carefully, and still got Romney. Being a software developer, I immediately went into troubleshoot mode. I first thought the calibration was off and tried selecting Jill Stein to actually highlight Obama. Nope. Jill Stein was selected just fine. Next I deselected her and started at the top of Romney’s name and started tapping very closely together to find the ‘active areas’. From the top of Romney’s button down to the bottom of the black checkbox beside Obama’s name was all active for Romney. From the bottom of that same checkbox to the bottom of the Obama button (basically a small white sliver) is what let me choose Obama. Stein’s button was fine. All other buttons worked fine.

I asked the voters on either side of me if they had any problems and they reported they did not. I then called over a volunteer to have a look at it. She him hawed for a bit then calmly said “It’s nothing to worry about, everything will be OK.” and went back to what she was doing. I then recorded this video.

There is a lot of speculation that the footage is edited. I’m not a video guy, but if it’s possible to prove whether a video has been altered or not, I will GLADLY provide the raw footage to anyone who is willing to do so. The jumping frames are a result of the shitty camera app on my Android phone, nothing more.


http://tv.msnbc.com/2012/11/06/machine-turns-vote-for-obama-into-one-for-romney/

It's been taken off line as of now.
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Machine turns vote for Obama into one for Romney (Original Post) cynatnite Nov 2012 OP
HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #1
Just fucking shocking, ain't it? BouzoukiKing Nov 2012 #2
LOL - I think this is maybe number 20... OKNancy Nov 2012 #3
Flipping happening in quite a few locations in Pennsylvania madashelltoo Nov 2012 #4
Follow-up - machine taken offline OKNancy Nov 2012 #5
One down -- but how many more are still in use? regnaD kciN Nov 2012 #7
Not THIS shit again!...This is what was widely reported in '04 wth Bush and Kerry. whathehell Nov 2012 #6
Isn't it interesting that anytime this happens, it always Javaman Nov 2012 #8
makes you wonder how many voted marlakay Nov 2012 #9
all it takes is a little "experimental software update" defacto7 Nov 2012 #10
'"It's" been taken offline'???? No ALL of them must go. Maybe grahamhgreen Nov 2012 #11
et tu? FSogol Nov 2012 #12

regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)
7. One down -- but how many more are still in use?
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:48 PM
Nov 2012

(I don't believe for a moment this was an isolated problem.)



whathehell

(29,067 posts)
6. Not THIS shit again!...This is what was widely reported in '04 wth Bush and Kerry.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:41 PM
Nov 2012

This REALLY needs to get straigtened out...I don't know if you remember, but there was

WIDESPREAD instances of electronic voting machines being pushed for "Kerry" and coming up "Bush".

Funny thing, it never happened the other way around.

Javaman

(62,530 posts)
8. Isn't it interesting that anytime this happens, it always
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:51 PM
Nov 2012

goes from Dem to repuke?

Naaa, these machines ain't fixed.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
10. all it takes is a little "experimental software update"
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:57 PM
Nov 2012

It seems to me that software has always had right wing bias. Those damned electrons!

 

grahamhgreen

(15,741 posts)
11. '"It's" been taken offline'???? No ALL of them must go. Maybe
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 05:20 PM
Nov 2012

it's just the calibration on this one....

But what about when it happens deeper in the electronics and you can't see that your vote hase been changed?

No, these machines must go.

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