Posted on 01/05/2021 2:55:28 PM PST by SeekAndFind
All eyes are on Georgia and there are already issues.
A new report alleges that on Tuesday morning, a programming error affected some Dominion Voting Systems voting machines in Columbia County, Georgia, requiring voters to use emergency paper ballots for a short time.
Georgia voting system implementation manager Gabriel Sterling reported the error on social media at 8:28 a.m. Tuesday, announcing that voting would continue on emergency handwritten ballots until the problem was resolved.
He said that the programming error had to do with security keys and poll worker cards for the voting machines. He indicated that law enforcement was working to deliver new keys and cards to the locations that were experiencing technical difficulties.
Some issues in Columbia Co. There was a programming error on security keys for some locations scanners & pollworker cards. Voting continues on backup emergency ballots. Newly programmed keys&cards are being taken to locations via law enforcement.
— Gabriel Sterling (@GabrielSterling) January 5, 2021
According to WRDW-TV, by 10 a.m. the problem was resolved and voters were able to use the voting machines again.
A poll manager for a voting location at Stevens Creek Church in Columbia County explained that poll workers are given a code that gives them access to the voting system at the start of Election Day.
However, the code was wrong Tuesday morning. When there’s a problem, poll workers report the issue to the elections office, which will then work to reset the code and get the machines working again.
WRDW reported that the voting system currently in place in Georgia has been used for less than a year. When it works properly, voters receive a key card to activate the voting machine and then will use a touch screen to cast their ballots.
The machine prints a paper ballot with their selections, which voters will review before taking the printed ballots to a scanning station where their votes will be recorded.
The programming error caused the key cards not to work, so voters were provided with written ballots to fill out by hand. The written ballots were inserted into a slotted lockbox attached to the ballot scanner. The polling manager who spoke to WRDW said that the election staff works very hard to protect those written ballots and ensure they are counted.
Polling locations where handwritten ballots were filled out include West Acres Baptist Church, Kiokee Baptist Church, Stevens Creek, Augusta Christian, and River Island voting sites.
President Donald Trump commented on reports of the errors on Twitter, saying, “Ballots are being left in lock boxes, hopefully, they count them.”
Reports are coming out of the 12th Congressional District of Georgia that Dominion Machines are not working in certain Republican Strongholds for over an hour. Ballots are being left in lock boxes, hopefully they count them. Thank you Congressman @RickAllen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2021
Georgia’s 12th Congressional District comprises parts of Columbia County, where the errors were reported.
The Democrats are that greedy. They know they could claim 100 million votes in the runoffs and the media will say it was the most honest election ever and the RINOS will say, “eh, okay.”
Very true. Glad this is happening while all eyes are on Georgia. With all the Patriots in DC, this could be the spark.
How are “They” going to Stop the Steal in Georgia?
B -B -B - BUT THEY PAID $100 MILLION FOR THESE MACHINES!
WHASSUP WIT DAT?
Gee what a shame...
Where is William Tecumseh Sherman when we need him?
I hope somebody did before and after “glitch” vote count validations...
“...voters were provided with written ballots to fill out by hand. The written ballots were inserted into a slotted lockbox attached to the ballot scanner. The polling manager who spoke to WRDW said that the election staff works very hard to protect those written ballots and ensure they are counted....”
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Sure... we can bet our lives that those ballots will be protected and counted correctly. /sarc
Love it if a white hat got in and gives ossoff 1 trillion votes
Explain that tomorrow with people marching on Washington.
Question asked, question answered.
Relax. They have a call into Beijing tech support.
What a disgrace. Don’t be surprised if this nightmare takes a month to resolve.
People ‘forced’ to use paper ballots? Oh the humanity! Human sacrafice! Dogs and cats living together!
The easier to scam us with. Forget hanging chads, just disappear the conservative ballots.
Those same machine “malfunctioned’ during the general election, so they had to switch to paper ballots (like now). Those ballots were later found to be thrown away. (Was stated on War Room today, I believe).
You are reading my mind... I was thinking the same thing! (would be hilarious! ;^D )
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