RK ARCHIVE - Possible Voting Irregularities in Roanoke County

News 7 in Roanoke has said they have received calls from numerous voters in at least FOUR voting precincts. The voters stories are all the same, they wanted to vote for Kaine but the machine kept registering their votes for Kilgore. The only information coming out Roanoke County is that the machines may have been stored incorrectly, or that it may have been user error.

Is it possible that other votes were incorrectly cast for Kilgore, Bolling or McDonnell, and the voter was unaware? If so, how many? In Roanoke County, all three Republicans candidates won.

Comments

I, too, had an exper (Teddy - 4/4/2006 11:29:22 PM)

I, too, had an experience here in Fairfax City. When I hit the name Tim Kaine for Gov. what lit up was Russ Potts' name. I complained and asked how to clear the screen, the attendant said "it's a very sensitive machine; to clear the screen, touch it lightly." Okay, so I'd been a might emphatic with my first jab, and I carefully and politely cleared the screen by tapping Mr. Potts VERY gently. Then I tried again, tapping Kaine lightly--- and his name lit up but so did the name of one of the candidates for 37th District simultaneously. This was getting extremely odd. After another careful, gentle, courteous try at voting I was satisfied all the correct names were lighted, and I pressed VOTE. Then I asked if the attendant could tell if the VOTE had been recorded; she peeked in the back of the machine and assured me it had registered. But I still wonder. There is no way I feel the voting is secure and accurate, and we definitely need a paper trail. I want a personal receipt for my vote, too.

I tell you, I HATE t (Jen Little - 4/4/2006 11:29:22 PM)

I tell you, I HATE that the liberals are paranoid when we bring this up!!!

Someone actually told me to "Have Faith" on this very issue in Mathews County! Faith in what??????

Rick - Thank you for (Nichole - 4/4/2006 11:29:22 PM)

Rick - Thank you for the additional info, I will look into it!!!

Shawn - Sigh, doesn't surprise me. But these things happen it seems.

Another interesting (RickyD - 4/4/2006 11:29:22 PM)

Another interesting article from Roanoke.

"Digital voting undermines democracy"

http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/commentary/wb/wb/xp-40189

Good Article in the (RickyD - 4/4/2006 11:29:22 PM)

Good Article in the "New Standard"

"Deep-rooted Voting Irregularities Persist, Watchdogs Say"

http://newstandardnews.net/content/?action=show_item&itemid=2585

I find this pretty d (RickyD - 4/4/2006 11:29:22 PM)

I find this pretty disturbing. Four precincts makes for a pattern. Did we have any Democratic poll watchers in Roanoke? Did Willie Mae try anything in Scott County or did she feel the heat of the US Attorney watching. I hope that the election board gets to the bottom of this!