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/symphwind Oct 19 '24

I have always been given the coffee stirrer and told to only use that to make selections, and have never had accuracy issues. Are some sites not handing out the stirrers to every person?

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u/AppalachianRomanov Oct 20 '24

I've never seen this, having lived and voted in....three or four different counties?

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u/symphwind Oct 20 '24

Interesting, are the same machines used everywhere in the state? I have voted at various early voting locations in Davidson County. Since covid times, they have been handing me the red coffee stirrers regardless of where I go. At first I thought it was to avoid having to directly touch the screen, but recently it seemed to be more for accuracy.

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u/joshbadams Oct 21 '24

I’m in wake county and we vote with a pen to fill in circles. It is so much simpler! Fill in bubble, move on. No bad touch screens, no hanging chads, nothing. No need for weird coffee stirrer hacks!

I guess the only issue is if you fill in multiple circles (you can request a new ballot) or only fill it in a little bit, but I’ve not heard any concerns about it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '24

Where is Wake County?

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u/joshbadams Oct 22 '24

Oh this post was suggested to me on Reddit and I thought it was r/asheville (NC). No idea why Reddit suggested a post for a city in a different state!

I feel dumb lol.