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Kentucky Voting Machine Didn't Let Voter Cast Ballot for Trump?
A video allegedly showing a machine not allowing a voter to cast their ballot for Trump went viral on social media.
What were those machines in the viral Kentucky voting video? And how do they work?
Every county in Kentucky uses paper ballots, but some, like Laurel County, use machines to help voters mark them.
Viral video claims Kentucky machine wouldn't let voter pick Trump; officials couldn't recreate issue
A video going around social media is claiming a Kentucky voter tried to vote for Donald Trump, but couldn't. The video shows an electronic voting machine and a finger. The finger appears to be trying to select former President Trump on an electronic ballot. It won't select, but then Vice President Kamala Harris gets selected.
No, this video doesn’t show Kentucky voting machines blocking votes for Trump
Social media users claimed a video shows "voting machines in Kentucky are not allowing voters to select" Trump for president. Kentucky election officials said they investigated the situation and found the incident to be isolated. The problem occurred because the voter inadvertently touched the wrong part of the voting machine’s screen.
KY AG’s office investigates after video of voting machine error in Laurel County goes viral
Officials said the machine was taken out of service and the affected voter was able to cast a ballot for her chosen candidate.
Kentucky officials push back on viral voter machine error video
All Kentucky voters can have confidence that our elections are secure and any potential issues will be addressed quickly.”
Kentucky election officials push back on viral 'vote-switching' video
Election officials in Kentucky are pushing back on unfounded allegations of widespread voter fraud after a video depicting an apparent technical glitch on a ballot-marking device amassed tens of millions of views on social media.
Don’t fall for video supposedly showing flipped votes in Kentucky; user error is to blame
This was an isolated incident caused by user error. Laurel County Clerk Tony Brown said officials were able to re-create the incident when pressing the areas in between boxes with candidate’s names. Voters are supposed to press the middle of the box to make their selection.
Fact Check: Kentucky ballot marking machine issue misrepresented as proof of fraud
Video of a Laurel County, Kentucky voter experiencing a touchscreen error on a ballot marking machine - which Kentucky ...
Officials say Kentucky voting glitch an 'isolated incident' | Fact check
Kentucky officials investigated the glitch and said there were no other reports of issues with the machine before or after ...
Fact check: No, voting machines in Kentucky were not blocking votes for Trump
Tim Walz. "Some voting machines in Kentucky are NOT ALLOWING voters to select President Trump," the X post said. "Instead, when they tap ‘Trump,’ Kamala Harris ends up being selected." ...
Video Shows ‘Voter Error,’ Not ‘Election Interference’ in Kentucky
One post misleadingly reported, “BREAKING: Voter machines in Kentucky are automatically selecting ‘Harris ... More than 1 ...
No voter fraud proved in Kentucky machine failure video
"Some voting machines in Kentucky are NOT ALLOWING voters to select President Trump," claims the caption of a November ...
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Voting tech isn’t perfect, but so far it’s holding up
“Democracy works when you let it” Voters in Jefferson County, Kentucky, saw delays caused by the tool ... Smith says there ...
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'The notion that there's election rigging is just ridiculous': Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams reacts to voting irregularity claims online
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams is reacting to claims of voting irregularities which are circulating on social ...
Kentucky agencies file lawsuit on Election Day after Louisville voting delays
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