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AikidoSoul

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 07:15 PM Feb 2016

Microsoft app used to tally votes at Iowa caucus fails in some areas reported by USA TODAY

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/02/01/microsoft-app-used-tally-votes-iowa-caucus-fails-some-areas/79674064/

It does seem strange that Microsoft played such a big part in this with their many glitches in most of their software these days... but this particular one is especially worrisome:


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Microsoft Recount APP was not working properly at 1 location-Iowa Caucus Stream-A-Thon! Continued... https://t.co/0QQ92oFsUI via @YouTube
— CelesteHolmes (@Dallas4Bernie) February 2, 2016



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Microsoft app used to tally votes at Iowa caucus fails in some areas reported by USA TODAY (Original Post) AikidoSoul Feb 2016 OP
Maybe it didn't work when a tally didn't align with the "predetermined" tally for that precinct. nt valerief Feb 2016 #1
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