Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)
Wed May 18, 2016, 01:50 PM May 2016

Card Reader Issues In Kentucky Push Hillary Clinton Ahead Of Bernie – Pike County Votes Erased

"The 2016 presidential election has already been filled with election board scandals, controversy, and votes being lost all over the place. Tonight’s primary election in Kentucky is not even fully over as of this writing, but the controversy is truly heating up. At one point, card readers malfunctioned and votes were fully erased from Pike County, Kentucky. This ended up pushing Hillary Clinton ahead of Bernie Sanders and angering a lot of voters.

At one point, Pike County actually had all of their data wiped away and cleared out to represent all zeroes in the vote totals. Upon returning, 20 percent of the total votes were missing and Clinton’s numbers were pushed up over Bernie Sanders.


WKYT reported that the AP had actually “erased all votes from Pike County” and those numbers pushed Clinton back up by over 4,000. The Pike County Clerk’s Office said that there was an issue with one of their card readers, and it ended up causing them to have a delay on their numbers. Social media is losing their collective minds with this situation, and Pike County, Kentucky is said to be demanding a recount.


Apparently, it wasn’t just Pike County that was reporting some problems in Kentucky as a number of others were having issues. Early in the night, at least five Kentucky counties had some kind of technical problem and it caused issues with vote counts.

Pike County – Election official
Floyd County – Special or absentee ballot/One electioneering within 100 feet of polls
Rowan County – Election official and procedural question
Boyd County – Voting machine
Johnson County – Procedural question

As of 10:20 p.m. Eastern, Oregon Live was reporting that Hillary Clinton was leading Bernie Sanders in Kentucky by a tally of 46.7 percent to 46.3 percent. Some are stating it is too close to call with 99 percent of the votes counted, but most believe that the issues in different counties are a big problem."


http://www.inquisitr.com/3107235/card-reader-issues-in-kentucky-push-hillary-clinton-ahead-of-bernie-sanders-pike-county-votes-erased/#780gRlTx6KrCtC7L.99

Here's some more backstory on pike. I really hope the do a physical hand count in that County.

18 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Card Reader Issues In Kentucky Push Hillary Clinton Ahead Of Bernie – Pike County Votes Erased (Original Post) NWCorona May 2016 OP
Dirty Tricks yourpaljoey May 2016 #1
Let’s STOP referring to evil manipulative crap as ”Dirty Tricks”! Ferd Berfel May 2016 #14
Correct. There is diabolical evil at work here. yourpaljoey May 2016 #18
Look at my crosspost on this....and make a call! ViseGrip May 2016 #2
I was just got done reading your post actually. NWCorona May 2016 #3
make the calls! ViseGrip May 2016 #10
here we go again dana_b May 2016 #4
Why did we only start having "glitches" once the e-voting machines were introduced? lagomorph777 May 2016 #5
And exit polls have been less and less reliable in e-machine states. NWCorona May 2016 #7
yes, it's horrific n/t dana_b May 2016 #9
From what I've gathered. By law there needs to be a hand recount in Pike County NWCorona May 2016 #6
I'll bet that someone is filing a case for it anyway dana_b May 2016 #8
Nothing to see here, just simple geography Mike__M May 2016 #11
Those last two words tho! NWCorona May 2016 #12
hillary is a busy bugger. n/t. okieinpain May 2016 #13
I didn't bring her up NWCorona May 2016 #16
Yes, Yes. We know. When she wins, it's fraud, and when he wins, it's a revolution. nt LaydeeBug May 2016 #15
By hook or by Crook madokie May 2016 #17

Ferd Berfel

(3,687 posts)
14. Let’s STOP referring to evil manipulative crap as ”Dirty Tricks”!
Wed May 18, 2016, 03:51 PM
May 2016

Let’s STOP referring to evil manipulative crap as ”Dirty Tricks”!

The term “Dirty Tricks’ is a term for something cutesy and benign. What they have done, are doing, and will continue to do, is not cute, and it is not benign. What they are doing is a blatant, premeditated, dishonest, underhanded and direct attack on the foundations of Democracy. They are a calculated backdoor full assault, designed to subvert, undermine and manipulate the Nation, the Constitution, the Truth, Reality and the democratic process.

Switching the salt and sugar in their respective containers for April Fools day - is a Dirty Trick.

Filling a paper bag with dog shit, leaving it on someone’s door step, lighting it on fire, ringing their doorbell and running away – is a Dirty Trick. (I've done this myself - I was 12)

What Nixon did to Muskie, what Reagan did to Carter and what the Bushies did to Gore, McCain, and others was not cute, and it was not benign. What they did was nothing less than subvert the democratic process to hijack the Nation.

This is what cowards do when they cannot make an honest, factual, truthful and convincing argument. When they know that reality and facts are NOT on their side.

We have some heavy thinkers here. So do the Nation a service and find another term for this evil, corrupt, and dishonest practice. Start calling it what it is, and calling the people that do it, what they are.

dana_b

(11,546 posts)
4. here we go again
Wed May 18, 2016, 02:07 PM
May 2016

in so many states where Clinton eeks out a win, there ends up being crap like this hapening.

So Bernie MAY have won KY bu we may never know now.

Hand recount!!!

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
5. Why did we only start having "glitches" once the e-voting machines were introduced?
Wed May 18, 2016, 02:10 PM
May 2016

Answer: That is the purpose of the machines. To enable the establishment to glitch any candidate they don't back.

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)
6. From what I've gathered. By law there needs to be a hand recount in Pike County
Wed May 18, 2016, 02:12 PM
May 2016

I'll admit I'm not 100 on that tho.

dana_b

(11,546 posts)
8. I'll bet that someone is filing a case for it anyway
Wed May 18, 2016, 02:17 PM
May 2016

hopefully both the Sanders and Clinton campaigns!

Mike__M

(1,052 posts)
11. Nothing to see here, just simple geography
Wed May 18, 2016, 03:32 PM
May 2016

Bernie wins states with caucuses, states with open primaries, states on the Pacific; Hillary wins states with closed primaries, states in the South, states with election irregularities.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
17. By hook or by Crook
Wed May 18, 2016, 03:56 PM
May 2016

I've been saying this since day one

Hillary has had here sights set on the whitehouse ever since bill won in '92. Not sure if maybe she didn't before then even

Latest Discussions»Retired Forums»2016 Postmortem»Card Reader Issues In Ken...