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Officials in Pennsylvania have blamed a “coding error” after an electronic voting machine was found to have flipped votes in a local election earlier this month, a glitch that will no doubt add new fuel to criticism of such machines and a new call for a return to paper ballots.
“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.
The glitch impacted votes for candidates vying for the Pennsylvania Superior Court, specifically Judges Jack Panella and Victor Stabile, as reported by The Associated Press. According to County Executive Lamont McClure, votes that were originally marked as “yes” to retain one judge and “no” for the other were erroneously switched on printouts from touchscreen ballot machines.
The reports indicated that the issue was substantial, impacting over 300 voting machines. Voters became aware of the glitch upon…
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