Post by Guadalupe on Nov 8, 2014 9:26:54 GMT -5
Machines in TX, VA kept voters from picking pro-life Republicans? Michael F. Haverluck (OneNewsNow.com) Saturday, November 08, 2014
Voters in Texas and Virginia were reportedly put in a quandary when trying to vote for their pro-life candidates in at least two states. In Texas, voters couldn’t find pro-life governor candidate Greg Abbott on their ballots, while voters in Virginia found themselves inadvertently voting for a Democratic candidate when they touched to screen to vote for his Republican pro-life challenger.
In the Lone Star State, a picture of a screen of an electronic ballot machine in Bexar County was snapped by a voter and posted by a reporter online, showing that the name of Republican candidate for governor, Greg Abbott, did not appear on the list of candidates. Abbott’s challenger, Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, is widely recognized as a staunch advocate for abortion, calling many to question whether the omission of her pro-life candidate was intentional. Despite the issue, Abbott beat Davis, taking 59 percent of the vote, next to her 38 percent.
On the list of candidates appearing on the contested screen, Davis’ name can be seen below David Dewhurst, a pro-life advocate who was no longer a gubernatorial candidate after losing the primary election to Abbott. The names of other minor party candidates appeared on the ballot, as well, who posed no threat to Davis.
The Instagram photo taken by a female voter revealed that at least one touch-screen ballot in Bexar County was not set up properly so that the former candidate, Dewhurst, took the place of Abbott on the ballot. She snapped the shot before being interviewed by WOAI reporter Jocelyn Tovar, who posted the troubling photo on the popular social media outlet.
After tweeting about her discovery, images of the voting machine in questions showed up on numerous websites, including Red State, Twitchy ad The Right Scoop.
Legit … or not?
Whether or not the photo is legitimate and brings up a valid case of voter fraud against the Democratic party or pro-abortion activists is yet to be seen.
An investigation of the questionable voting machine is currently taking place to find out if election fraud really did take place. Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen has indicated that her office has already made arrangements to seize the machine and look into the issue.
“We’ve had complaints that we don’t understand,” Callanen reported to the TheBlaze. “I’m sending someone out to bring that booth into us.”
But Callanen also expressed that she is skeptical about the photo of the skewed machine and wonders if it might be doctored.
“I think it’s a photo-shopped deal , but we are checking,” Callanen told the San Antonio Express-News.
Under election law in Texas, officials are prohibited from assigning Dewhurst’s votes to Abbott — if, in fact, the photograph is correct.
Voting in Virginia … more harm than good?
Another voting anomaly occurred in Virginia, where voters reportedly voted for pro-life Republican candidates and their votes ended up going to the challenging Democratic candidates. Many pro-life candidates in the Old Dominion State are up-in-arms over the alleged illegal voting taking place in precincts of the state’s Second Congressional District.
Even though pro-life Republicans did well in Virginia, the issue continues to be investigated, as many conservatives are concerned that such questionable irregularities will keep their candidates from winning future elections.
Numerous problems at the ballot box were reported to one Virginia Congressman, who says such complaints arose across the Second Congressional District, where votes for a Republican candidate ended up being registered for the Democratic challenger.
Shortly after the complaints were called in, a statement was released by the office of U.S. Representative Scott Rigell addressing the issue with voting machines.
“We have received numerous, credible reports of poll machine irregularity at voting precincts in Virginia’s Second Congressional District,” Rigell’s office stated. “This is very troubling. It is critical that every voter verifies the final summary page before pushing the ‘cast ballot’ option.”
Along with the statement, Rigell’s office publicized a video that was shot by a voter using his cell phone while voting at a voter station located at Tallwood High School in Virginia Beach. The video shows the voter touching Rigell’s name on the ballot box screen, which results in the other candidate’s name getting checked.
A foreboding trend to be continued in 2016?
As both cases in Texas and Virginia are being closely watched, many conservative Americans are fearing similar experiences will pop up during the 2016 Presidential Election, just as they did in the 2012 Election — when Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama supposedly received thousands of votes in some districts, while his challenger Mitt Romney didn’t receive a single vote.
Some are also wary of how the problems during this year’s Midterm Elections appear to target strong pro-life candidates going against challengers who champion abortion.
Voters in Texas and Virginia were reportedly put in a quandary when trying to vote for their pro-life candidates in at least two states. In Texas, voters couldn’t find pro-life governor candidate Greg Abbott on their ballots, while voters in Virginia found themselves inadvertently voting for a Democratic candidate when they touched to screen to vote for his Republican pro-life challenger.
In the Lone Star State, a picture of a screen of an electronic ballot machine in Bexar County was snapped by a voter and posted by a reporter online, showing that the name of Republican candidate for governor, Greg Abbott, did not appear on the list of candidates. Abbott’s challenger, Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, is widely recognized as a staunch advocate for abortion, calling many to question whether the omission of her pro-life candidate was intentional. Despite the issue, Abbott beat Davis, taking 59 percent of the vote, next to her 38 percent.
On the list of candidates appearing on the contested screen, Davis’ name can be seen below David Dewhurst, a pro-life advocate who was no longer a gubernatorial candidate after losing the primary election to Abbott. The names of other minor party candidates appeared on the ballot, as well, who posed no threat to Davis.
The Instagram photo taken by a female voter revealed that at least one touch-screen ballot in Bexar County was not set up properly so that the former candidate, Dewhurst, took the place of Abbott on the ballot. She snapped the shot before being interviewed by WOAI reporter Jocelyn Tovar, who posted the troubling photo on the popular social media outlet.
After tweeting about her discovery, images of the voting machine in questions showed up on numerous websites, including Red State, Twitchy ad The Right Scoop.
Legit … or not?
Whether or not the photo is legitimate and brings up a valid case of voter fraud against the Democratic party or pro-abortion activists is yet to be seen.
An investigation of the questionable voting machine is currently taking place to find out if election fraud really did take place. Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen has indicated that her office has already made arrangements to seize the machine and look into the issue.
“We’ve had complaints that we don’t understand,” Callanen reported to the TheBlaze. “I’m sending someone out to bring that booth into us.”
But Callanen also expressed that she is skeptical about the photo of the skewed machine and wonders if it might be doctored.
“I think it’s a photo-shopped deal , but we are checking,” Callanen told the San Antonio Express-News.
Under election law in Texas, officials are prohibited from assigning Dewhurst’s votes to Abbott — if, in fact, the photograph is correct.
Voting in Virginia … more harm than good?
Another voting anomaly occurred in Virginia, where voters reportedly voted for pro-life Republican candidates and their votes ended up going to the challenging Democratic candidates. Many pro-life candidates in the Old Dominion State are up-in-arms over the alleged illegal voting taking place in precincts of the state’s Second Congressional District.
Even though pro-life Republicans did well in Virginia, the issue continues to be investigated, as many conservatives are concerned that such questionable irregularities will keep their candidates from winning future elections.
Numerous problems at the ballot box were reported to one Virginia Congressman, who says such complaints arose across the Second Congressional District, where votes for a Republican candidate ended up being registered for the Democratic challenger.
Shortly after the complaints were called in, a statement was released by the office of U.S. Representative Scott Rigell addressing the issue with voting machines.
“We have received numerous, credible reports of poll machine irregularity at voting precincts in Virginia’s Second Congressional District,” Rigell’s office stated. “This is very troubling. It is critical that every voter verifies the final summary page before pushing the ‘cast ballot’ option.”
Along with the statement, Rigell’s office publicized a video that was shot by a voter using his cell phone while voting at a voter station located at Tallwood High School in Virginia Beach. The video shows the voter touching Rigell’s name on the ballot box screen, which results in the other candidate’s name getting checked.
A foreboding trend to be continued in 2016?
As both cases in Texas and Virginia are being closely watched, many conservative Americans are fearing similar experiences will pop up during the 2016 Presidential Election, just as they did in the 2012 Election — when Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama supposedly received thousands of votes in some districts, while his challenger Mitt Romney didn’t receive a single vote.
Some are also wary of how the problems during this year’s Midterm Elections appear to target strong pro-life candidates going against challengers who champion abortion.