Social media posts claim voting machines in Tarrant County, Texas, are flipping votes for former President Donald Trump to Vice President Kamala Harris. These posts have raised concerns about the accuracy of early voting results.
BREAKING: Voters in Tarrant County, Texas, are reporting that voting machines are switching votes from Trump to Kamala Harris.
Voters are urging others to check their printed ballots before submitting them.
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Verdict: Misleading
Election officials acknowledged there is no evidence to support claims of malfunctioning voting machines in Tarrant County. Only one incident of this type has been reported, and authorities believe it was due to user error rather than mechanical failure.
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The first claim comes from a voter named James Carpenter from White Village, Tarrant County, Texas. Carpenter claims that the ballots he printed recorded his vote for Trump as a vote for Harris. He discovered the discrepancy and reported it to poll workers, who allowed him to invalidate his ballot and vote again. But Carpenter’s experience appears to be an isolated incident, with no other voters reporting similar problems.
Tarrant County Elections Administrator Clint Ludwig dealt with Situation in public place statementconfirmed that approximately 102,000 votes were cast in early voting and there were no further complaints of votes being reversed. “We believe it is likely that the person in question chose the wrong candidate the first time,” Ludwig said in a video statement on Oct. 22. “After reviewing this, we will discard the ballot and vote again. I was able to do that.”
Separately statementthe Tarrant County Elections Department said, “There is no reason to believe that the voting system is shuffling votes.” The office advised all voters to check their printed ballots to ensure accuracy before finalizing. Furthermore, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare emphasized the responsibility of voters, tell NBC 5 (KXAS-TV), “Make sure to check.” [the ballot] Thoroughly…I believe that people should be confident that votes are not being switched. ”
However, Carpenter insisted that he had not made a mistake in choosing the candidate, saying: CBS Texas (KTVT-TV), “I didn’t endorse the wrong candidate.” (Related: No, Maine voters cannot vote for the same candidate twice)
The Texas Republican Party also issued an . Election experts, including officials from Texas-based Hart InterCivic, which supplies the machines to counties, and the federally recognized Election Assistance Commission, say the machines have a strong track record of accuracy and safety. I admitted that there was.
