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Voting Machines Selecting Default Candidates

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the just-helping-you-out dept.

overThruster writes "Some voters in Las Vegas have noticed that Democrat Harry Reid's name is checked by default on their electronic voting machines. By way of explanation, the Clark County Registrar says that when voters choose English instead of Spanish, Reid's Republican opponent, Sharron Angle, has her name checked by default."

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  1. FAIL! by drenehtsral · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yet another electronic voting snafu. *sigh*

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  2. Re:Why do we need Spanish? by mano.m · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Sadly, English proficiency is not required for citizenship, and the United States does not have an official language (some states do, but not the country as a whole).

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  3. Re:Figures by gmuslera · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Dont attribute to conspiracy what can be adequately explained by stupidity

  4. Re:*Citation Needed* by glueball · · Score: 1, Redundant

    [citation]
    http://www.kansas.com/2010/10/24/1555918/portland-may-let-noncitizens-vote.html [kansas.com]

    "Portland residents will vote Nov. 2 on a proposal to give legal residents who are not U.S. citizens the right to vote in local elections, joining places like San Francisco and Chicago that have already loosened the rules or are considering it."