Pennsylvania county faults 'coding error' after voting machines didn't show Republican ballots
by Jake Dima, Breaking News Reporter |
| May 20, 2021 04:57 PM
| Updated May 20, 2021, 08:55 PM
A Pennsylvania county faulted a "coding error" this week after Republican and nonpartisan voters were dismayed to see only Democratic ballots available as they tried to participate in a slew of local elections.
Luzerne County voters were issued a ballot that only indicated it was for the Democratic primary, regardless of their indicated party affiliation. Many Tuesday voters left their polling places agitated, though Director of Elections Bob Morgan said the error was not the fault of the local government, but rather the blame lied with Dominion Voting Systems, a company marred by dubious election fraud claims in the wake of the 2020 presidential election.
"We gave a final product to Dominion," Morgan told PA Homepage. "There is no evidence of any of this problem on the mail-in ballots, which were produced from that file. We’re still working with Dominion to get an explanation as to how this coding error occurred. They were as surprised about it as we were."
Morgan indicated that ballots would show as Republican when printed, even though they appeared to be Democratic on the screen. The election authority granted GOP voters the ability to file a provisional or emergency ballot if they couldn't make it back to the polls by 8 p.m.
“We’re doing signs, we’ve contacted each of the judges of elections," he said. "We’ve asked them to place a sign at their voting place. We’re giving Republican voters the opportunity to vote by provisional or emergency ballot if they choose.”
Dominion issued a statement to the outlet in which it claimed a "ballot screen error" was present.
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