By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-05 16:10:37 | Updated at 2024-11-05 21:03:07
5 hours ago
PA County Switches To Paper Ballots After Machines Fail on Election Day.
The National Pulse ^ | 11/05/2024 | William Upton
Posted on 11/05/2024 8:00:15 AM PST by DFG
Pennsylvania’s Cambria County has been forced to make an election day switch to paper ballots following widespread issues with voting machines in the heavily Republican locality.
The technology issue predominately impacts ballot scanners, meaning the printed electronic votes must be hand-counted for tabulation.
“The Cambria County Board of Election learned early this morning that a software malfunction in the County’s Electronic Voting System has prevented voters from scanning their ballots. This should not discourage voters from voting at their voting precincts,” Cambria County solicitor Ron Repak said in a statement early Tuesday morning. He added: “The Board has filed a Court Order extending the time to vote within Cambria County. No one should be turned away from the polls if they wish to cast their vote. Cambria County Board of Elections took measures to have IT specialists called to review the software issue. There is a process in place for issues of this nature.”
The Cambria County official claims that “[a]ll completed ballots will be accepted, secured, and counted by the Board of Elections.”
“The County Board of Elections has express voting machine at precinct locations to continue to allow voting electronically, while still allowing hand ballots to be cast,” Repak said, adding that all votes will be counted.
Meanwhile, the Pennsylvania Department of State issued a statement saying it is aware of the situation in Cambria County and is working with local officials on a solution. “Voters are continuing to vote by paper ballot, in accordance with normal operations, while the county resolves the issue with in-precinct scanning,” it said in a post on X (formerly Twitter), adding: “We are working with the County to resolve this technical matter and remain committed to ensuring a free, fair, safe, and secure election.”
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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: cambria; cambriacounty; pennsylvania; the2024steal; thepennsylvaniasteal; thesteal
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1 posted on 11/05/2024 8:00:15 AM PST by DFG
To: DFG
Paper is better as long as we have poll and ballot box reps there to watch for any funny business.
As I recall Trump has teams ready for just this kind if crap.
2 posted on 11/05/2024 8:01:58 AM PST by Skwor
To: DFG
Third world countries in Africa are laughing at us.
3 posted on 11/05/2024 8:03:12 AM PST by Signalman
To: DFG
This shi+ ain’t gonna fly this time
4 posted on 11/05/2024 8:03:40 AM PST by DOC44 ( )
To: DFG
"...voting machines failed..."
"Sorry folks. Paper ballots only"
:::casually dressed people with rolling suitcases glumly walk out of the building:::
5 posted on 11/05/2024 8:04:57 AM PST by z3n (Kakistocracy)
To: DFG
“Well, it’s a chaotic mess. We’ve got all this paper over here, and some electronic stuff that worked over there, and I got envelopes in various states and stages over here. It’s a mess. I don’t what to tell you. I think we have no choice but to throw up our hands and say that Kamala won.”
6 posted on 11/05/2024 8:05:29 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (My decisions about people are based almost entirely on skin color. I learned this from Democrats.)
To: z3n
Anyone else longing for the days of hanging chads...
7 posted on 11/05/2024 8:05:40 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
To: mewzilla
Um, no.
8 posted on 11/05/2024 8:08:20 AM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
To: DFG
What nonsense. The software doesn’t malfunction unless someone tampered with the code.
9 posted on 11/05/2024 8:09:09 AM PST by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
To: DFG
Gonna be a long gut wrenching night- and very likely won’t know results for days unfortunately.
10 posted on 11/05/2024 8:09:11 AM PST by Bob434
To: DFG
Whatever program out in to flip votes had a bug and failed.
I view this as a good thing.
11 posted on 11/05/2024 8:09:34 AM PST by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
To: mewzilla
Actually, this pic is even better. The guy looks like Jon Lovitz.
12 posted on 11/05/2024 8:09:46 AM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
To: monkeyshine
Undoubtedly what happened.
13 posted on 11/05/2024 8:10:23 AM PST by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
To: Bob434
Although it is what it is i supose- just hope the gop can expose any cheating when it happens
14 posted on 11/05/2024 8:10:25 AM PST by Bob434
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