Percy Bostick, 69, of Greensboro said he tried casting a vote for Democrat Kay Hagan — who is locked in a tight battle with her GOP opponent — however the machine, located in the Old Guilford County Courthouse — assigned his vote to Republican Thom Tillis.
“I called one of the poll workers over,” Bostick explained. “She said do it again. And again, I touched the screen at the proper place for Kay Hagan, and it again reported it for Thom Tillis.”
According to Bostick, the machine finally recorded his vote for Hagan on the fourth attempt.
A poll worker then stepped in and cancelled Bostick’s ballot altogether and directed him to another machine which registered his vote correctly. The problematic machine was taken out of service.
On Wednesday a voter using a machine at the Craft Recreation Center in Greensboro experienced the same problem with their vote going to Tillis.
According to Guilford County elections director, Charlie Collicut, his office has received 14 reports of voting problems since early voting started Oct. 23, including seven from people who grew concerned after they got home.
Collicut urged voters to check their vote against the paper roll next to the screen to ensure that the machine properly registered their selections. He also advised voters to report any problems to poll workers immediately.
The Hagan/Tills race is expected to be one of the most costly races for a Senate seat ever, with campaign spending expected to exceed $100 million.
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LUKE SKYWALKER: and I beg to disagree with you on grounds that you have probably never worked with the U.S. government in any matter whatsoever, as evident by your response with a song by a group ("Rage Against The Machine") who insists that California is illegally confiscated territory from Mexico (WHICH PROVES THAT THEY ARE (a) stupid (b) didn't research history outside of information given to them by the Mexican organization La Raza (c) didn't prove anything or state anything in their albums or CD's to prove their claims about U.S. government except "their good word" and "we are cool, so believe us").
Unless you can explain a better system that allows everyone to participate in the decision-making, you are pissing in the wind.
Thanks Feather Winger. Now you see why I don't vote Democrat or Republican.
I agree with everyone about the importance to vote. Also note that the Republican party is not the party of Eisenhower anymore, and the Democrat party is not the party of Kennedy anymore. I vote for the "weirdos" (the Libertarian party) and we are making a serious dent in local politics here in Austin tonight.
So please stop it with this "voting doesn't count" bullsh!t.
I agree with both camps on the "to vote or not vote" issue. They are rigged as much as they can get away with, but I think it is the republicans who are the most active at rigging and vote suppression.
I figure if I'm going to complain about politicians, I really should vote or shut up about it. So, I vote.
It seems to me that some politicians are willing puppets for the cabal (especially republicans IMO) and those who aren't willing puppets are controlled with blackmail, bribes, threats to themselves, friends, and family.
If nothing else works to control those in office, then they get the same fate as the Kennedys. When the last legitimate president refuses to do as he was told, he was shot in broad daylight as a message to future presidents.
I agree with you, Phylos.
Very true, Semile!
The only true difference voting really gives is that you get a moral right to complain about things you think be wrong in the part of the world where the vote would be counting. ;)
ACUTE OBSEREVER: you are correct, but note that voting IS making a difference in my neck of the woods, as Libertarian candidates are gaining ground and stand to win a few local seats tonight here in Austin, Texas (AND THOSE BUSINESS INTERESTS FROM CALIFORNIA WHO TRANSPLANTED HERE DO NOT LIKE IT ONE BIT!!!)
The idea of taking away tax breaks from big business (WHO ARE GOING TO MOVE TO AUSTIN ANYWAY) and then giving such money back to the voters is such a radical idea; it's no wonder that the U.S. Department of Justice is screaming at our police chief to accept free U.S. military assault team gear being offered to them (AND NO, THAT IS NOT "fear porn").
If you live in the states you have to register to vote and get the correct voter ID and then find out where your polling place is and then vote on November 4th. I believe it makes a difference and is why I encourage everyone no matter which party to go out and vote...it is a right...supposedly.
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