2016 Postmortem

ehrnst

(32,640 posts) Wed Oct 19, 2016, 05:59 PM Oct 2016

Some election irregularities already showing up in Indiana

This is from a friend in Bloomington, Indiana - via Facebook:

Hey voters, be aware!

I voted today and I squarely put the pad of my pinky onto the presidential candidate of my choice. At that point the light came on showing that I had voted for the other candidate. I did not take my pinky off the screen. I called the person in charge to come over and look. She was very surprised at what I told her and showed her. She then changed it so that it went back to the candidate who I originally chose.

Rigged? If it is, it's in the other direction. Of course I am in Indiana. This is Pence territory. Easy prey, like Florida was 12 years ago.

I called and reported it to the newspaper.

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Some election irregularities already showing up in Indiana (Original Post) ehrnst Oct 2016 OP

Surprised? SAME OLD SAME OLD! F'ing machines! elleng Oct 2016 #1

Funny how touchscreen voting machines are so fickle, yet touchscreen tech on your phone is accurate. Turn CO Blue Oct 2016 #2

elleng

(130,942 posts)

1. Surprised? SAME OLD SAME OLD! F'ing machines!

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Wed Oct 19, 2016, 06:01 PM

Oct 2016

Turn CO Blue

(4,221 posts)

2. Funny how touchscreen voting machines are so fickle, yet touchscreen tech on your phone is accurate.

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:37 PM

Oct 2016

As with most of you, I am no expert, but I am fairly familiar with and work with touchscreen technology and functionality several times a day (cutting and pasting, pinching, expanding) on my small phone screen and on my Samsung tablet - across several different apps from different companies.

It seems like the typical defense for these anomalies is to say it has something to do with calibration. I don't recall having to recalibrate my screen when I pull up a new app or go from app to app.

As for pinpointing, I can select an icon, or select from a dropdown list, or select an option from a list even in the tiniest fonts on my phone, or select a restaurant on a tiny little map and it seems to get it right every time.

Ain't it something? /s

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