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Aiding Election Tampering

Aiding Election Tampering

When Laura Pressley lost a race for the Austin City Council despite strong poll numbers, she suspected vote fraud. When she tried to investigate, she was stymied at every turn. ...
Kelly Holt

In an outlandish election season almost asking for selling show tickets and popcorn, it’s appropriate to spend time considering our country’s voting methods — including how secure vote results are from tampering. Should we be concerned? Yes. The following story illustrates one reason why.

A local election in a lowly 2014 Texas municipal race wasn’t expected to be other than business as usual. That was before Austinite Laura Pressley lost her second run for a City Council seat and discovered apparent election voting machine corruption, and responded with a lawsuit. Pressley is hoping the outcome will turn state electronic voting on its electronic ear. And more. If her claim is proven legitimate, it could give impetus to the popular idea of a return to paper ballot voting.

The idea of potential electronic system corruption may “not be as farfetched as you might think,” recently posited Pam Fessler of NPR. In an August 1 report, Fessler noted incidences of serious voting system irregularities in Indiana, Arizona, and Florida.

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