VRA Advisory on Touch Screen Machine Vote Flipping
This issue of vote-flipping on touch screen voting machines is now being seen in a number of counties in Texas, Georgia and North Carolina.
Please note this problem of electronic machine miscalibration is being alleged to favor both Democrats and Republicans. The bottom line is that electronic machines do sometimes fail from miscalibration and that leaves serious issues of voter confidence and vote accuracy when there isn't a paper trail.
Here are the steps voters can take when this problem is encountered.
1. Always double check your ballot before casting it to ensure that your vote is reflected accurately.
If you are trying to vote and the machine flips your vote:
First: Ask for a poll worker to fix the machine to record your vote correctly:
Second: If the poll worker can't fix the machine:
A. Request a "regular paper ballot" (not a provisional ballot);
B. Demand that the malfunctioning machine be taken off-line;
Third: Call the Election Protection Hotline and report the problem immediately: 202-536-5400.
Fourth: Share your story by sending us a video or email to barnwine@tjcoalition.org.
Long range, we need to have voting systems based on paper ballots or electronic systems which produce a verified paper receipt which accurately reflects each citizen's vote and can be used to verify vote accuracy.