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[–] TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world 10 points 38 minutes ago (3 children)

I'm glad I vote on paper here, but it's still read by a black box scanning machine so I have no idea what happens in there. But, I'd have no idea what happens anywhere after I turn in my ballot.

We'll need to depend on the state election officials to hold the line, and call for a new election if the they find the machines are compromised.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 13 points 35 minutes ago

UN observers are denied observation access.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 15 minutes ago

If we didn’t insist on knowing the results as quickly as possible we could just use paper ballots and take a couple weeks to count them.

[–] architect@thelemmy.club 1 points 22 minutes ago

They didn’t do that in 2024 while being told by the criminals they stole it so what makes you think this will go any differently?

[–] KC_Royalz@lemmy.world 37 points 1 hour ago

This is also being reported in Texas, Missouri

[–] KC_Royalz@lemmy.world 29 points 1 hour ago

I didn't know GOP officials bought Dominion voting machines in 2025

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 26 points 1 hour ago

Better to link to Mediaite directly than the Yahoo news portal.

[–] Corvidae@lemmy.world 9 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

It's not a bug, it's a feature?

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 55 minutes ago
[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 hour ago (3 children)

I remember seeing videos of this in the presidential election as well

[–] runner_g@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 15 minutes ago

I remember back in 2000 seeing a flash animation of "florida voting machine" on Jay Leno probably, where the user would try to click on Gore, and Bush's name would jump under the mouse, with Gore jumping away. The clip was chasing Gore's name all around the screen.

Holy shit I found it. Turns out it was 2004 with Bush/Kerry. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yq79wG3DqvI

[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 1 points 28 minutes ago

This happens with touchscreens every election.

[–] TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world 1 points 36 minutes ago

Hopefully, people will start recording this and posting it.

[–] im_fine_sandy@nord.pub 3 points 50 minutes ago

FFS Americans.

[–] Lexam@lemmy.world 1 points 40 minutes ago

Simpsons did it!