Beware of Possible Voting Fraud

Reports of Voting Machine "Malfunctions"
Just when you think that you can go to the poles and try and make a difference in your government, early reports are beginning to crop-up at several voting places in North Carolina and elsewhere that the machines are malfunctioning.

Namely, reports have been that if you select a straight ticket for the Republican Party, the machines have been doing just the opposite! One report (New Bern, Craven County - NC) claims that the voter noticed the error before committing the final vote to the machine's memory bank. If they hadn't been watchful, the machine would have cast their ballot for the WRONG political party. After several re-tries, this person called for election staff assistance. They tried again to register a straight ticket for the Republicans and it returned Democrats each time! It finally allowed the "correct" vote on the fifth try. The voter was told that "each morning every voting unit is calibrated as per manufacturers instructions by trained election rovers." There, now doesn't that just make you feel all warm and fuzzy, knowing that these machines need "calibration" every day? Who's to say that something is not right? What's wrong with this picture?

Remember a long while back this blog reported about the "New" voting machines used during the 2008 Presidential elections were NEVER validated and officially certified for national distribution? THESE ARE THE SAME MACHINES! Well what a coincidence, it seems they are having several problems with them once again! These machines are used in over 30 states and it would be nice to know that they are giving dependable results. However, it seems that's not the case.

Is It Election Fraud?
There is no proof YET that there is any voter fraud taking place by using these machines. However, there are a few precautions you need to take if you are going to use one of these touch screen wonders.

Action To Take
BEFORE YOU COMMIT YOUR VOTE, Check the screen to validate the results. If the machine is OK, then commit your vote. If not, call for immediate assistance and report this incident to your local newspaper and TEA PARTY!

Only time will tell if these machines have been tampered with and whether voter fraud has taken place. Meanwhile, be watchful, and tell your voting friends about this problem.