{"id":2269764,"date":"2024-06-17T15:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T19:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-puerto-rico-primary-marred-by-issues-with-voting-machines\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T15:30:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T19:30:45","slug":"report-puerto-rico-primary-marred-by-issues-with-voting-machines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-puerto-rico-primary-marred-by-issues-with-voting-machines\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Voting Machine Problems Disrupt Puerto Rico Primary"},"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\">16<\/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%2Freport-puerto-rico-primary-marred-by-issues-with-voting-machines%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=2269764&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--><p>During Puerto Rico&#8217;s primary election, there\u2063 were substantial\u2062 reports of \u200cmiscounts by Dominion Voting Systems machines, with discrepancies totaling over a \u200bthousand votes between\u2062 the\u2064 two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-meme-maker-ricky-vaughn-indicted-for-using-twitter-to-spread-election-disinformation-to-hillary-clinton-voters-faces-10-years-in-prison\/\" title=\"Pro-Trump Meme Maker \u201cRicky Vaughn\u201d Indicted For Using Twitter to \u2018Spread Election Disinformation\u2019 to Hillary Clinton Voters \u2013 Faces 10 Years in Prison\">main political parties<\/a>. The software \u200cissue causing inaccurate vote calculations has led to an audit \u2064and a reevaluation of the\u2064 territory&#8217;s contract with Dominion. As the island prepares for the November general elections, officials express significant concerns\u200b about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-gop-senator-rips-federal-reserve-for-not-complying-with-congressional-probe-into-woke-mission-creep\/\" title=\"Top GOP Senator Rips Federal Reserve For Not Complying With Congressional Probe Into \u2018Woke Mission Creep\u2019\">maintaining public trust<\/a> in the electoral process. Recommendations have\u2063 been\u2063 made for immediate\u2062 corrective actions to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-acquitted-in-connection-with-plot-to-kidnap-kill-michigan-governor\/\" title=\"3 individuals acquitted in Michigan Governor kidnapping and murder plot.\">prevent similar issues<\/a> in upcoming elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>                         <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Voting machines from Dominion Voting Systems allegedly miscounted hundreds of votes during Puerto Rico\u2019s primary election on Tuesday, leading the U.S. territory to review its contract with the U.S.-based company, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/puerto-rico-primaries-discrepancies-voting-problems-machines-8019db17829c7b1fbae5fb3fde623a4b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to a report from the Associated Press (AP).<\/p>\n<p>The AP cited Jessika Padilla Rivera, the interim president of Puerto Rico\u2019s elections commission, to report that the miscount \u201cstemmed from a software issue that caused machines supplied by Dominion Voting Systems to incorrectly calculate vote totals.\u201d Dominion confirmed that \u201csoftware issues stemmed from the digital files used to export results from the machines,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>The primary was held so the Popular Democratic Party, which supports keeping the island\u2019s current status as a territory, and the New Progressive Party, which supports Puerto Rican statehood, could choose their respective candidates for the island\u2019s gubernatorial race. Though no one is contesting the results of the race, at least 6,000 Dominion Voting Systems machines were reportedly used in the primary.<\/p>\n<p>The AP reported that \u201cboth parties reported hundreds of ballots showing inaccurate results, with the PNP reporting over 700 errors and the PPD pointing to some 350 discrepancies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The elections commission conducted an audit of the paper receipts from the ballot-tabulating machines, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe concern is that we obviously have elections in November, and we must provide the (island) not only with the assurance that the machine produces a correct result, but also that the result it produces is the same one that is reported,\u201d Padilla reportedly said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot allow the public\u2019s confidence in the voting process to continue to be undermined as we approach the general elections,\u201d urged Jos\u00e9 Varela, the vice president of Puerto Rico\u2019s House of Representatives, according to the report. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico\u2019s Ombudsman Edwin Garc\u00eda Feliciano reportedly called for the governor and other federal authorities to create a plan to avoid a similar scenario in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPredictable circumstances, which are well known to the public, cannot be addressed by improvisation and in a rush,\u201d Garc\u00eda Feliciano reportedly said. <\/p>\n<p>Independent presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy raised concerns about the issues in a post on X, stating should he win, he would \u201crequire paper ballots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happens in jurisdictions where there is no paper trail?\u201d Kennedy asked in a post on X. \u201cUS citizens need to know that every one of their votes were counted, and that their elections cannot be hacked. We need to return to paper ballots to avoid electronic interference with elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Puerto Rico\u2019s primary elections just experienced hundreds of voting irregularities related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/witness-confirms-voting-machines-connected-to-internet-while-testifying-before-ga-senate-subcommittee-on-elections\/\" title=\"Witness confirms <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">voting machines<\/a> connected to internet while testifying before GA. senate subcommittee on elections&#8221;>electronic voting machines<\/a>, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, there was a paper trail so the problem was identified and vote tallies corrected.<\/p>\n<p>What happens in jurisdictions\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1801823256132923882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy administration will require paper ballots and we will guarantee honest and fair elections,\u201d Kennedy\u2019s post continued. <\/p>\n<p>Billionaire and X owner Elon Musk echoed Kennedy\u2019s post, adding \u201cWe should eliminate electronic voting machines. The risk of being hacked by humans or AI, while small, is still too high.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We should eliminate electronic voting machines. The risk of being hacked by humans or AI, while small, is still too high. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PHzJsoXpLh\">https:\/\/t.co\/PHzJsoXpLh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1801977467218853932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<hr>\n<p>      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dominion Voting Systems machines reportedly miscounted votes in Puerto Rico&#8217;s primary, prompting a review of the U.S. territory&#8217;s contract with the company. The Associated Press, citing interim elections commission president Jessika Padilla Rivera, highlighted the issues that affected the election&#8217;s integrity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":2269765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/49610288042_92e23c9ae1_k.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2269764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/49610288042_92e23c9ae1_k.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269764","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\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2269764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2269765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2269764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2269764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2269764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}