Pay Attention When You Vote

[u/sarcasticbaldguy]

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!

[u/5_Furry_Critters]

The same thing happened to me yesterday in Mt. Juliet. I pressed the middle of the rectangle then once again and it changed.

I thought it was user error, then later, I saw the story.

Editing to add: I don't think this is a conspiracy at all. I remember waiting tables and our ordering system was a touch screen and sometimes that would happen. And I know calibration etc can be an issue.

Be careful everyone!

[u/TheGreatPornholio123 → u/5_Furry_Critters]

Regardless of all the "conspiracy" stories coming out, this kind of just happens on poorly designed touch screens, especially with the use they get. People's residual skin oil stays on them. Probably another example of the lowest bidder or someone's buddy getting the contract and cheaping out on these things (I've worked on these type of touch screen applications before, and this is actually a common problem that isn't that trivial to solve).

A better design would've been to have big ass buttons like on a slot machine, not a touch screen. The candidates name under said button could easily be dynamic with the info displayed for each section on the screen.

[u/5_Furry_Critters → u/TheGreatPornholio123]

Agreed!