A temporary election worker in Arizona is accused of stealing keys and a security fob used to access the county’s ballot tabulation machines – a month before the state is set to hold its primary election. Walter Ringfield Jr., a 27-year-old Phoenix resident, was arrested by Maricopa County detectives on Friday while working at the […]
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Gregory, Tripp counties to vote Tuesday on banning vote-counting machines for future elections
Jun. 2—WINNER, S.D. — Tuesday’s primary election in South Dakota will include ballot questions in Gregory and Tripp counties regarding the use of vote-counting machines and whether to require election officials to hand count ballots in future elections. In both cases, a Yes vote is in support of prohibiting vote-counting machines and to require hand-counting […]
These 2 Idaho counties reported vote-counting errors. One primary race got even closer
Elections officials revealed Friday that they discovered minor vote-counting errors in Ada and Butte counties during internal reviews. These did not change any outcomes in Tuesday’s primary, but did make a state Legislature race even closer. In Ada County, officials identified 33 ballots (24 Republican and 9 Democratic) that “were properly scanned” on election night […]
Vote-counting machine foes hoped for a surge of success in New Hampshire. They got barely a ripple
HOPKINTON, N.H. (AP) — Like the old saying about March itself, an orchestrated effort to get rid of vote-counting machines in New Hampshire this month came in like a lion and went out like a lamb. “Electronic machines will face the wrath of New Hampshire voters in March!” Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder and ally […]
A California county ditched its vote-counting machines. Now a supporter faces a recall election
REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Voters in this rural California county have twice voted for Donald Trump by wide margins while electing staunch conservatives to their local governing board, even going so far as to boot some from office who were deemed not conservative enough. But that string of victories at the ballot box has not […]