r/nashville • u/sarcasticbaldguy • Oct 19 '24

Pay Attention When You Vote Politics

To be clear right at the beginning, I'm not suggesting anything is rigged or unfair.

I voted today and the poll worker gave clear instructions to make sure my chosen candidate changes color to confirm the selection, and to verify my printed ballot before inserting it into the tabulator.

I tapped Harris and Trump lit up. I tapped Harris again and the selection was recognized.

I tapped Johnson and Blackburn lit up. I tapped Johnson again and it was recognized.

The third section acted as I would expect, but it was multiple choice and programmed to behave differently.

There could be a variety of issues that caused this. Double check your selections before you finalize your vote.

Also, go vote!

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u/WelpSigh Oct 19 '24

Did you report this to the poll worker?

This is usually a mis-calibrated machine. It can also be a problem when people press the edges of a button instead of the center. They should take it out of service and re-calibrate it.

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u/sarcasticbaldguy Oct 19 '24

I did. She said thank you and that she'd look into it.

My wife mentioned that it happened to her in a different location, and that's when I decided to post.

Apparently the word is out in some places, but I don't really follow Twitter for anything other than Nash Severe Weather and I hadn't seen it posted here yet.

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u/sarcasticbaldguy Oct 20 '24

Hi there /u/ShowerVagina - did you happen to read the first line of the original post?

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u/Kaycie117 Oct 21 '24

Yeah, that person probably did read the first line but could rightly read past that and see your true intentions with the post based on how you respond in the comments. It's clear that you actually are upset that you were unable to properly handle the voting machine and you clearly believe they are intentionally using shitty machines to change your vote to Republican. It's not a Far stretch, and it follows with almost every other post in this subreddit. So his/her comment isn't bad, yours is though.

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