Dems Pull Another Maricopa? Ohio Voting Machines Suddenly "Down" on Special Election Day

Well, well, well, it looks like déjà vu might be hitting Ohio.

Remember the Maricopa kerfuffle?

Now, one might wonder, with all the advances in technology and with past successful elections, how does one of the most pivotal states in the electoral landscape end up with “hiccups” on the big day?

Let’s put it straight: Ohio had no counting hiccups in 2016.

They sailed smoothly through 2020.

But suddenly, as 2024 rolls around, their machines are having a mysterious case of the jitters?

How convenient.

What are the odds?

Do the math, folks!

Pete Zeigler, from the Summit County Board of Elections, seemed to casually brush it off, calling them “hiccups.”

But Lance Reed, the director, sings a slightly different tune, addressing issues with the scanners and even mentioning voters having problems feeding their ballots into the machine.

Can you imagine the frustration of voters who thought they’d cast their ballots only to find out there was a glitch? And let’s not forget about those orange auxiliary bags.

How many voters had to use those, and can we truly trust that each of those votes will be counted without a hitch?

What’s going on in Ohio isn’t just a minor hiccup.

It’s a glaring alarm bell for every American who believes in the sanctity of the voting process.

These aren’t just random glitches; these are potential disruptions in the democratic process, echoes of the controversies we’ve seen in places like Maricopa.

WOW.

Ballot scanners in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio have not been working for their special election today.

We need to get rid of these machines!

— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) August 8, 2023

BREAKING: There's a statewide election in Ohio today & voting machines are malfunctioning in some areas with many incidents of ballots not properly feeding into scanners

We can eliminate all machine-related issues with elections by just switching to hand-counted paper ballots

— George (@BehizyTweets) August 8, 2023

#BREAKING: ALL ballot scanners are down & not working at Cuyahoga Falls polling location. Voters & workers frustrated. Ballots either placed in orange bag & scanned later OR can void ballot & come back later. Stay with @WEWS #Issue1 #OhioIssue1 #OhioElection #SpecialElection pic.twitter.com/2DD9Jd43rg

— Mike Holden (@MikeHoldenNews) August 8, 2023

When a state as crucial as Ohio starts having these kinds of issues, it’s not just an Ohio problem—it’s an American problem.

One would think, after all the controversies and uproars in previous elections, that ensuring functional voting machines on election day would be top priority.

But here we are again.

Another election, another machine malfunction.

We’ve seen this story before, and it’s high time we demand a clear, transparent, and foolproof voting process.

If not for ourselves, then for the very future of our democracy.

According to the Akron Beacon Journal:

In an interview at the Summit County Board of Elections, Pete Zeigler, the deputy director, said that while various polling locations experienced “hiccups” adapting to new voting machines, he did not expect these to cause any delays in the vote-counting process.

Cleveland.com confirms that votes were collected in a bag and kept in that bag since the voting machines weren’t working:

Reed said a number of people had trouble with the ballots being properly fed into the machine. While waiting for the technical error to be fixed, voters placed their ballots into orange auxiliary bags, which will be checked multiple times and submitted before the end of the day.

And finally, Herald Dispatch even reported that additional voting machines had to be sent out. Does this mean some voters maybe were disenfranchised to vote because of the wait? After all, who can afford to take off all day from work to wait in line to vote?

Per the Herald Dispatch:

Additional voting machines had to be sent out to polling places in Lawrence County on Tuesday to deal with long lines of Ohio voters turning out at the polls to vote on Issue 1.

In an era where even the once-trusted Fox News is quiet, who can you count on to stand up and fight for the integrity of our elections?

Enter Kari Lake.

The fearless former gubernatorial candidate from Arizona, with a track record of speaking up against any hints of electoral mishap, is back at it again—and thank goodness for that.

Now, we have Ohio, a state with a ballot measure that’s not just about numbers—it’s about values, about the very soul of American democracy. And yet, what happens on the big day?

Voting machines malfunctioning, ballot scanners taking a mysterious break, and voters left stranded, wondering if their voice will be heard.

Yet, while mainstream outlets skirted around the issue, Kari Lake hit it head-on.

Drawing parallels with the controversies of Maricopa County, she called out those in charge, holding them accountable for what appeared to be a less-than-transparent election day.

In her words, the situation reeked of the same foul play witnessed in Maricopa, as if it were a page straight out of their playbook.

Maricopa All Over Again: #OhioIssue1 Special Election Plagued With Voting Machine Failures https://t.co/klM6fR3zV5

— THE LIBERTY DAILY — (@YourLibertyNews) August 8, 2023

#Ohio
"JUST ANNOUNCED"#OhioIssue1
Who controls the voting machines?#Obama knows.
Ballots being rejected, again. pic.twitter.com/Iz5EcrSdnz

— 🇺🇲 ❌❌🛡️ Captain Chaos 🛡️❌❌ 🇺🇲 (@tonyr951) August 8, 2023

💥 Special election machines in Ohio are down or malfunctioning forcing voters to either void their ballots or drop them in orange bags to hopefully be counted later.

We saw this nonsense happen in Arizona where @KariLake had her election stolen.

These machines have got to go! https://t.co/ooyEqVfaBy

— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) August 8, 2023

And the never-Trumper Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose?

According to Lake, he was seemingly too preoccupied with his personal ambitions, leaving behind the colossal responsibility of ensuring a smooth voting process for Ohioans.

Sound familiar?

Yes, it’s the same echo of negligence and possible sabotage we’ve grown frustratingly accustomed to.

Here’s what Newsweek reported:

Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake blamed Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose for ballot scanning issues during the state’s elections on Tuesday.

Ohio voters are set to decide a ballot measure that would raise the threshold for constitutional amendments to pass from a simple majority to 60 percent. If the measure passes, it would make it more difficult for an amendment enshrining abortion rights into the state constitution to pass later this year.

As voters flock to the polls, all of the ballot scanners at one polling location in Cuyahoga Falls, a suburb of Akron, went down Tuesday morning, preventing people from being able to cast their ballot, according to WEWS-TV reporter Mike Holden. The issues have sparked concerns from voters, though officials said these ballots would be cast at a later time.

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“Sound familiar?? Looks like they took a page out of the Maricopa County ‘selections’ playbook. Today is Election Day in Ohio and the machines don’t work. The swampy never-Trumper Ohio Secretary of State was too busy running for another office to do his job making sure Election Day runs smoothly. Reminds me of the jacka**** who run Maricopa County officials when they sabotaged Election Day to stop the will of We the People,” she wrote.

Kari Lake’s audacity to speak out is not just admirable; it’s vital.

In a world where it seems so many are willing to turn a blind eye, it’s champions like Lake that remind us of the power and importance of vocal advocacy.

She isn’t just defending a party; she’s defending a principle.

The principle that every American deserves trust in the electoral system, and that anything less is a disservice to democracy itself. S

o here’s to Kari Lake—our beacon in these murky political waters, reminding us all of the importance of vigilance and integrity in every election.

Dems Pull Another Maricopa? Ohio Voting Machines Suddenly “Down” on Special Election Day

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