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Pennsylvania County Experiences GLARING Voting Machine Issue

This is yet another friendly reminder that the voting machines need to be thrown out and never used again.

Northampton County, Pennsylvania experienced glaring voting machine issues during the elections last month, as reported by multiple voters and concerned citizens.

According to reports from voters, the machines were flipping votes in certain races, most notably the race for the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Additionally, voters reported discrepancies in the recording of their votes.

Apparently, the issue was widespread, affecting numerous townships across the county. Chuck Callesto had more:

“Numerous voting machines across different districts in Northampton County have malfunctioned, with issues including vote flipping and improper recording.

The affected locations include Palmer Township, Bethany Wesleyan Church in Lehigh Township, College Hill Presbyterian Church in Easton, and the Allen Township Fire Hall.

Issues with the voting machines were specifically observed in the retention race for the Pennsylvania Superior Court, involving Judge Jack Panella and Judge Victor Stabile, where votes were being incorrectly flipped.

PRESS RELEASE: “It appears that when a voter selects a “Yes” or a “No” for one of the candidates for retention to the Pennsylvania Superior Court, the selection is recorded on the paper ballot and on the machine for the other candidate.”

“The issue is limited to the retention of Superior Court Judges and is only an issue when recording the votes for when a voter selected a “Yes” for one candidate and a “No” for another candidate.”

More details were provided by Just The News:

McClure said that all 300-plus of the county’s voting machines are affected by the issue, which was caused by a coding error by voting machine company Election Systems & Software (ES&S), the Associated Press reported.

He added that the county’s elections staff missed the issue during testing of the voting machines.

One user shared a video of the voting machines and stated:

“Voting Machines in Northampton County, Pennsylvania have been switching votes on ballots for candidates from yes to no and vice versa with “malfunctioning” machines.

I was told that we have the most secure election system in the history of the world yet somehow this keeps happening.

Imagine if we just went to paper ballots and voter ID but apparently it’s a conspiracy theory to think our elections are not riddled with fraud.” 

Even Politico noted the problem:

But poll workers, election security watchers and members of both local political parties counter that the glitches caused significant confusion on Election Day this year, even if they didn’t swing the two judges’ races.

And following so soon after 2019, the latest issue has triggered a growing backlash against ES&S — with many now questioning whether it is too risky to let the company’s machines tabulate votes in a closely contested county in the heart of a critical swing state.


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