Posted on 03/03/2020 1:07:11 PM PST by MplsSteve
The Minnesota Secretary of State's office has apologized after its Pollfinder tool started redirecting users to progressive websites when it couldn't handle the traffic from Minnesotans trying to find out where to vote on Super Tuesday.
There were several examples cited of the Pollfinder on the Secretary of State's site becoming overloaded, and advising users that because of "heavy demand, you may be directed to a trusted external site to find your polling place information."
Some users were then directed to Pollfinder tools hosted on sites including BoldProgressives.org, a PAC that has endorsed Elizabeth Warren and solicits donations, as well as Democracy Works, which the Pioneer Press notes describes itself as a "nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the status quo."
The issue has since been resolved, with Secretary of State Steve Simon saying there is no evidence of being hacked or voting systems being interfered with.
What caused the redirect?
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Comments or opinions - anyone?
Wisconsin poll finder was down during our recent primary too. Surprise, no.
Honest mistake, my a$$!
It’s Minnesota. What did you expect?
The FEC should look into this
Yeah. Like they did with Al Franken.
Que Gomer: “Well surprise, surprise, surprise .”
Lie.
If it really was "nonpartisan" it would not care what the status quo was, much less be "dedicated to changing" it.
The progs really are blind to their own lies.
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Once again Simon says
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