Votes in a recent local election were switched as a result of a “coding error” in an electronic voting machine, which Pennsylvania officials have acknowledged. This incident is probably going to make people more critical of electronic voting machines and encourage them to support paper ballots again.
“A coding error in Northampton County, Pennsylvania’s voting machines, caused a significant issue during a recent election. The glitch resulted in votes being incorrectly flipped on a ballot question concerning the retention of two state judges,” Resist the Mainstream reported.
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A computer glitch has reportedly impacted Pennsylvania Superior Court candidates’ vote tallies, according to The Associated Press. Judges Victor Stabile and Jack Panella were particularly affected. According to County Executive Lamont McClure, there was a mistake in the touchscreen ballot printouts that caused the votes for the two judges who were initially marked as “yes” and “no” to be switched around.
Reports state that a serious issue involving more than 300 voting machines was found. Voters brought attention to the issue when they saw discrepancies in printed records. The Pennsylvania Department of State attested that no other race was impacted by this issue; it was limited to Northampton County.
“Panella’s votes will be returned to Panella, and Stabile’s will be returned to Stabile,” McClure said, downplaying the severity of the malfunction and referring to it as a “relatively minor glitch.”
“The county has pointed to the voting machine vendor, Election Systems & Software (ES&S), as the source of the error. Katina Granger, a spokesperson for ES&S, attributed the mistake to human error and emphasized that it was an isolated incident, affecting only the judicial retention question in Northampton County,” Resist The Mainstream added.
After the 2020 election, the contentious issue of electronic voting machines has gained significant attention. Concerns regarding votes being shifted from former President Donald Trump to Joe Biden were voiced amid baseless allegations from his legal team. But in court, no convincing evidence was offered to substantiate these allegations.
Kari Lake, a former Republican candidate for governor of Arizona, praised an Arkansas county court for making the wise decision to forgo electronic voting machines in upcoming elections. The court has decided to go back to paper ballots in an effort to increase the credibility and integrity of our electoral system. The purpose of this decision is to increase confidence in election results and increase transparency.
In a tweet, Lake applauded the Cleburne County court’s decision and included a link to a KARK report with additional details.
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In response to the CEO’s advocacy, the Arkansas Voter Integrity Initiative Inc. (AVII) has taken a significant step. Election computers in Arkansas should be removed, according to Colonel Conrad Reynolds. This means that vote tallying by hand will now be required.
“The machines do not read the names on the ballots, instead, they scan barcodes, which humans cannot read,” Reynolds said. “They also utilize proprietary software that we are not allowed to examine. This all means voters cannot verify that their vote is being counted properly as mandated by state law.”
An attorney from AVII stated that each county has the authority to establish its own voting procedure in accordance with Arkansas state law.
Justice of the Peace for Cleburne County, Jacque Martin, is in favor of switching to paper ballots. Martin highlights the necessity of restoring integrity and transparency to our electoral process in order to rebuild public confidence.
Before the year is out, AVII officials hope to have all 74 counties in the state switch back to paper ballots.
As per Lake’s tweet, “Americans in EVERY state and EVERY community must demand honest elections. No electronic voting machines, replace election month with election day and paper ballots that are hand-counted in small precincts. We demand honest & transparent elections NOW!”
