More problems are reported with the electronic ballot in Guilford County, this time in Pleasant Garden and Jamestown after problems were reported at Greensboro’s Bur-Mil Park location.
Guilford County Board of Elections Director George Gilbert says there are “calibration issues” with the machines, adding they are checked every morning and the calibration problem isn’t unusual. Gilbert has been elections director for a long time and has always been open and accessible, so I certainly don’t think he is part of some sort of conspiracy. The irony however is if anybody might see a conspiracy, it would be the U.N.
On a related note, check out the early voting guide being distributed door-to door here in G’boro.
Update: Thank goodness the world’s not voting in this election, though you have to wonder exactly why the rest of the world would want President Obama to remain in office.
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2012 At 12:45 pm, Steve Said:
In 2008, my McCain vote (which was touched in the center of the box) was registered as an Obama vote. Without getting help or any “recalibration” I voted again in the exact same way and it registered McCain. Scary stuff! But then again, “scary” defines a lot of Guilford County Government.
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2012 At 10:15 pm, Thomas Austin Said:
I find it kind of strange that all the “calibration issues” are in favor of Obama.
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2012 At 12:22 pm, DavidH Said:
What’s interesting, is that there are those, here in the U.S. of A. who truly feel that voting is a “chore”. There are those in many other countries around the world for whom voting is a “privilege”, or is so new to them that they feel that way.
The people who helped found this country, gave their lives for it, provided that voting is a “right” for all law-abiding citizens. Sure that “right” was limited, at first, to white males. However, as time passed, all “mature” (and that point could be debatable) citizens were given the right.
What concerns me (and, I’m sure, some others) is that there are many (perhaps, too many) who don’t take that right seriously. They don’t educate themselves about who, or what, they are voting for, instead they rely on misleading propaganda to determine their pick(s).
To those who do take their voting right seriously, even those who don’t, make a list of your picks. Take that list with you to the polls. Check that the votes you are casting are indeed being cast for the choices you want. If there appears to be an error with your voting machine, don’t press the accept button, call for an election official to check the machine. Also, if you don’t know about that for which you are voting, I firmly believe that you should NOT cast a vote for that particular candidate or item.
Something to consider, though you may not agree 100% (I don’t, but it is good for analyzing one’s thoughts on voting, etc.) – Ethics of Voting