{"id":1995344,"date":"2023-08-09T12:40:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T16:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polling-place-suffers-voting-machine-problems-in-key-special-election-frustrated-voters-put-ballots-in-orange-bags\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T12:43:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T16:43:56","slug":"polling-place-suffers-voting-machine-problems-in-key-special-election-frustrated-voters-put-ballots-in-orange-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polling-place-suffers-voting-machine-problems-in-key-special-election-frustrated-voters-put-ballots-in-orange-bags\/","title":{"rendered":"Voting machine issues at polling place in crucial special election &#8211; Annoyed voters store ballots in orange bags."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolling-place-suffers-voting-machine-problems-in-key-special-election-frustrated-voters-put-ballots-in-orange-bags%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1995344&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>If you happen to live in the Buckeye State, you\u2019ve assuredly heard \u200dabout this polarizing \u201cIssue 1\u201d that was going\u200d to\u200c be decided\u2063 in a \u2064special \u200cTuesday\u200d election.<\/h2>\n<p>However, if you tried to vote in Ohio on Issue 1, there \u2062is a non-zero \u200dchance that your voting experience\u200c was an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-voting-issues-hit-arizona-poll-worker-delivers-bad-news-machines-waiting-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">error-riddled \u2063hassle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How so? Multiple reports had emerged about technical\u2064 difficulties afflicting Ohioans trying to vote.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaconjournal.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2023\/08\/08\/ohio-issue-1-special-election-akron-voters\/70515734007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Akron Beacon Journal<\/a>, a Summit County \u200bBoard of Elections official told the outlet that poll workers were experiencing some difficulties with new voting equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Director Pete Zeigler \u2063clarified earlier reports that claimed machines were malfunctioning.<\/p>\n<p>Zeigler also \u200dnoted that whatever \u200cissues were \u200coccurring did not affect voting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese machines have not \u2063malfunctioned; this \u200bhas only been happening because \u200bof poll workers struggling to learn the new equipment.\u201d Zeigler said. \u201cAt\u200d no point was voting \u200dhalted. They\u2064 only \u2062swapped out machines as a\u2062 precaution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Zeigler noted that\u2064 only a few machines \u2062were\u2062 even affected in\u200d the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the night, Zeigler admitted to the Beacon Journal that there had been several \u201chiccups\u201d but insisted that every vote was being tabulated correctly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe anticipate that\u2063 every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-freedom-to-cheat-act-the-radical-lefts-latest-attempt-to-undermine-our-democracy\/\" title=\"The Freedom to Cheat Act: The Radical Left\u2019s Latest Attempt to Undermine Our Democracy\">legally cast ballot<\/a> will be\u2062 counted before it \u2063leaves the location\u200d tonight,\u201d Ziegler told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>According \u200bto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news5cleveland.com\/news\/politics\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-tuesdays-special-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WEWS-TV<\/a>,\u200c certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/not-yetits-not-yet-arizona-county-issues-apology-voting-machines-reveals-shocking-amount-ballots-affected-az-county-issues-apology-voting-machines-reveals-shocking-amoun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polling places<\/a> that\u2064 were\u2062 having issues required voters to submit\u2063 their ballots into \u200c\u201corange auxiliary bags.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WEWS reporter Mike Holden reported\u200b on the \u201cfrustrated\u201d voters and\u200d workers \u2062at the Cuyahoga Falls\u2064 polling location, though an updated WEWS report \u2063suggests the issue at \u200bCuyahoga Falls \u201chappened at several locations.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: ALL ballot \u200bscanners are down &#038; not working at Cuyahoga Falls polling location. Voters &#038; workers frustrated. Ballots either placed in orange bag &#038; scanned later OR can void ballot &#038; come back\u200b later. Stay with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WEWS?\">@WEWS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Issue1?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Issue1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OhioIssue1?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OhioIssue1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OhioElection?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OhioElection<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpecialElection?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpecialElection<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2DD9Jd43rg\">pic.twitter.com\/2DD9Jd43rg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Holden (@MikeHoldenNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeHoldenNews\/status\/1688920036759711744?\">August 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Whatever voting problems \u2064may\u200b or may \u2064not have existed, it appears to have favored the Democrats after Issue\u200c 1 was voted down \u2063following vote tabulation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-asked-want-marine-injured-afghan-explosion-not-even-worst-part\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Joe Biden<\/a> took to X, the platform formerly known as \u200bTwitter, on Wednesday, crowing that \u201cdemocracy won\u201d \u2063and that voters had defeated \u201cRepublican lawmakers and special interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, Ohio \u2064voters rejected\u200d an \u200deffort by Republican\u2063 lawmakers and special interests to change the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-supreme-court-says-state-constitution-does-not-protect-abortion-rights\/\" title=\"Iowa Supreme Court Says State Constitution Does Not Protect Abortion Rights\">constitutional amendment process<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This measure was a blatant attempt to weaken voters\u2019 voices and further erode the freedom of women to \u2063make their own \u200dhealth care\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden\u2064 (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1689102585263722496?\">August 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cToday, Ohio voters rejected an effort by \u2064Republican lawmakers and special interests \u200dto change the\u2062 state\u2019s constitutional amendment process,\u201d Biden posted to X. \u201cThis measure was a blatant attempt to weaken voters\u2019\u2062 voices and further erode the freedom of women to make their own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polling-place-suffers-voting-machine-problems-in-key-special-election-frustrated-voters-put-ballots-in-orange-bags\/\" title=\"Voting machine issues at polling place in crucial special election - Annoyed voters store ballots in orange bags.\">health\u200d care decisions<\/a>. Ohioans spoke loud and clear, and tonight democracy won.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>For the unaware, \u200bIssue 1 \u2064effectively aimed to adjust how citizens could affect change \u2063in\u200d the state.<\/h3>\n<p>Per the \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaconjournal.com\/story\/news\/2023\/07\/31\/ohio-issue-1-explained-issue-to-change-constitutional-amendment\/70499891007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beacon Journal<\/a>,\u200b Issue \u200d1 sought to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Require 60 percent of voters to pass a new constitutional amendment, as opposed\u200d to the simple majority currently in place (50 percent plus \u200bone.)<\/li>\n<li>Any \u200bcitizen who wants to propose a change will require 5\u200b percent of the signatures from \u200cvoters the last gubernatorial election, but from all 88 counties. Currently, citizens need 5 percent of the signatures from 44 counties.<\/li>\n<li>Eliminate a 10-day \u201ccure period\u201d where a citizen will have\u200b those 10 days \u200bto replace a signature found to be faulty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Critics of Issue 1 claim, as Biden alluded to, that the above measures would \u2063\u201cweaken voters\u2019\u2063 voices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, supporters of Issue 1 \u2064argue\u2062 that the struck-down amendment \u2064would have\u2062 helped\u200d protect Ohio\u2019s constitutional amendment processes from a sudden\u2062 influx \u2064of, say, Democrats fleeing New \u200cYork and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rap-star-heaps-praise-desantis-leaving-california-florida-loving-found-focused-basic-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post\u2062 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/polling-place-suffers-voting-machine-problems-key-special-election-frustrated-voters-put-ballots-orange-bags\/\">Polling Place Suffers Voting Machine\u200b Problems in\u2064 Key Special Election &#8211; &#8216;Frustrated&#8217; Voters Put Ballots\u200b in Orange Bags<\/a> appeared \u200bfirst on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western\u200d Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you live in Ohio, you&#8217;ve likely heard about the controversial &#8220;Issue 1&#8221; being decided in a special Tuesday election. However, voting on Issue 1 in Ohio may have been a problematic experience with numerous errors and difficulties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":1995346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1995344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1995344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1995346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1995344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1995344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1995344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}