Missing thumb drive forces recount

The Lancaster News ^ | Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 12:09 am | Greg Summers

[BykrBayb]

A missing thumb drive for a ballot scanner forced the Lancaster County elections office to recount more than 21,000 in-person absentee ballots late Tuesday night, leaving the results of local races in question at presstime. The recounted ballots represent 42% of the county’s vote total in the election, so they could affect the results of almost every race. Rick Crimminger, chairman of the Lancaster County Election Commission, said no one is sure what happened to the thumb drive.

[null and void]

There are numerous Lancaster counties in the US.

SEE!

[CincyRichieRich]

THIS IS SOUTH CAROLINA, NOT PA

[deport]

This will impact local elections but
won’t impact the Presidential results.

[deport]

Just a guess but it may never have been installed in the first place.
If so that should be a final check before the machine is placed in
service. Who knows it may have been deliberate or just of attention.

[OrangeHoof]

Breaking News: Missing thumb drive forces recount Updated: 12:09 am Yup. South Carolina, not Pennsylvania

So, tell me, how can they know how many votes were affected yet they don't know which thumb drive is missing?

[Crucial]

I dont think this will swing South Carilina.

[BykrBayb]

It’s not my headline. I didn’t write the article. We’re not supposed to create our own headlines. I posted the state in the Topics, just like I was supposed to do. I sure wish people would look at the Topics before complaining the state is not identified when it is.

[BykrBayb]

People in Lancaster County, SC voted in the presidential election, too.

[Aevery_Freeman]

Fear not, there weren't any Republican votes on it.

< /SARC>

[BykrBayb]

The article says they noticed a problem because only 17 votes were showing on that machine. That suggests to me that the drive was there for some of the votes, but removed at some point.

[BykrBayb]

That’s one of the biggest mysteries.

[cyclotic]

How does a voting machine even have a thumb drive?

I have a few friends who work for the government at many levels, the USB ports on their laptops are glued shut.

[BykrBayb]

From the article:

”We knew something was up when it only showed 17 recorded ballots,” Crimminger said.

How did “it” show any votes at all, if the thumb drive is missing? And what is “it?” The voting machine, or something else? Do those 17 votes represent votes that were cast before the drive was removed, or after?

[a real Sheila]

“..no one is sure what happened to the thumb drive.”

“I didn’t see nufin!”

[BykrBayb]

Nope, nope and nope. No Republican votes. /s

[bgill]

I’m not saying Ds are cheating, but Ds are cheating.

[Steven Tyler]

Dennis Montgomery
The Hammer
“Scorecard” program

[dowcaet]

What else is there to say? We know they’re trying to steal this election. Missing thumb drive my behind! It’s all BS. Every freedom loving American, regardless of their political affiliation, ought to be pissed that our elections are being run as if we were in a Third World country.

[ConservativeInPA]

Lancaster County is solidly Red out side of Lancaster City. Not sure what is up with this.

[ConservativeInPA]

Ignore my posts as well. I was thinking Lancaster PA as well.