Well, wouldn’t you know it’s happening in this election cycle — amid allegations from Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump about “rigged” elections.
An Amarillo radio station reports that at least two Amarillo voters are reporting incidents of “vote changing.”
As Popeye would say, “What a coinck-i-dinck.”
http://kissfm969.com/early-voters-from-amarillo-are-saying-their-votes-were-changed-on-the-ballot/
The issue reportedly occurred when voters hit the “straight Republican” option on their electronic ballots. They reported that their votes were recorded for the Clinton-Kaine presidential ticket. They supposedly asked election officials to correct the ballot, but that they couldn’t.
You’ll note on the link that there’s no reaction from Potter or Randall County election officials. Did it happen or didn’t it?
The radio station went with the story told it by the voters.
Hmmm. Imagine that this complaint would occur this year — for the first time since the introduction of the electronic balloting.
Whoever posted the item for the radio station’s link noted that it’s always wise to check your ballot if you vote for either party’s straight ticket.
Me? I hate straight-ticket voting. I prefer to make that call race by race, candidate by candidate, issue by issue.
But that’s just me.
Do I believe the stories being told in this first day of early voting?
No, not until I hear from the election officials in both counties who heretofore have operated first-cabin voting systems.
