{"id":2364666,"date":"2024-11-05T21:28:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T02:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/battleground-wisconsin-to-re-count-tens-of-thousands-of-ballots-after-observer-spots-tabulator-issue\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T21:31:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T02:31:11","slug":"battleground-wisconsin-to-re-count-tens-of-thousands-of-ballots-after-observer-spots-tabulator-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/battleground-wisconsin-to-re-count-tens-of-thousands-of-ballots-after-observer-spots-tabulator-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Battleground Wisconsin to Re-Count Tens of Thousands of Ballots After Observer Spots Tabulator Issue"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fbattleground-wisconsin-to-re-count-tens-of-thousands-of-ballots-after-observer-spots-tabulator-issue%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=2364666&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>In Milwaukee, the counting\u2062 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">absentee ballots<\/a> has faced significant complications due \u2062to \u2064a mishap with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-h-begins-audit-of-2020-elections-amid-impartiality-concerns\/\" title=\"N.H. begins audit of 2020 elections amid impartiality concerns\">tabulating machines<\/a>. Officials have announced that around 30,000 absentee ballots will need\u2062 to be recounted from scratch because several\u2062 tabulators were not \u2064properly sealed, \u2062raising\u2063 concerns\u200b over the \u200cintegrity \u200dof the initial count.\u200c The Milwaukee GOP Chairman, \u2063Hilario Deleon, expressed \u2062that this incident should not have occurred, \u2064highlighting the seriousness of the situation. <\/p>\n<p>As the recount processes began, it was reported\u2064 that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">13 tabulating machines needed adjustments\u200b due<\/a> to \u200bhuman error, which officials stressed did\u2064 not\u200b indicate \u2064any deliberate tampering. Spokesperson Jeff Fleming from the mayor\u2019s\u2062 office indicated that the recount would delay the\u200c final results by approximately one to\u2063 three\u200d hours. Despite the concerning circumstances, GOP representatives noted that there appeared to be no malicious intent \u2062behind the mistakes. The focus remains on ensuring\u2064 the accuracy \u2063of the ballot count amid \u2063the ongoing electoral scrutiny.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As if the tight, contested race for the swing state of Wisconsin needed more drama, it got it all the same.<\/p>\n<p>Officials announced Tuesday that due to a mistake involving the machines tabulating absentee ballots, the entire process of counting them is going back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/software-malfunction-wreaks-havoc-voting-pennsylvania-county-court-extends-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">square one<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a huge red flag. It should not have happened,&rdquo; Milwaukee GOP Chairman Hilario Deleon said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsinrightnow.com\/milwaukee-seals-broken-tabulators-central-count\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wisconsin Right Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Republican elections observer Jefferson Davis said that &ldquo;seals were broken or compromised. But some of them were clearly broken. Some of them, the door was open, which pushed the seal off the tabulators, but the seal was not cracked or ripped off.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Milwaukee is going to recount every absentee ballot that had been counted because of this issue. They had already tabulated 30,000 ballots.<\/p>\n<p>The count will go very late <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fqEzmHHnRt\">https:\/\/t.co\/fqEzmHHnRt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alexander Shur (@AlexanderShur) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexanderShur\/status\/1853923629664211185?\">November 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The count will go very late,&rdquo; journalist Alexander Shur <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlexanderShur\/status\/1853923629664211185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>(The Western Journal&rsquo;s small editorial team is fighting to bring you the Truth on Election Day. Support our efforts, join the fight and gain access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-election-results-come-in-kamala-has-already-fumbled-away-a-clean-biden-sweep-from-2020\/\" title=\"First Election Results Come In: Kamala Has Already Fumbled Away a Clean Biden Sweep from 2020\">exclusive election analysis<\/a> with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Journal Membership<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That means about 30,000 absentee ballots will be retabulated at the city of Milwaukee&rsquo;s central counting operation at the Baird Center.<\/p>\n<p>The doors on 13 tabulating machines were not properly closed, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisn.com\/article\/about-30k-milwaukee-absentee-ballots-need-to-be-retabulated\/62819240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WISN-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are going to zero them all out again, 13 machines around, and then rerun the ballots that had already been processed,&rdquo; &nbsp;Jeff Fleming of the Milwaukee mayor&rsquo;s office said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is going to extend the time that we will get the totals,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: The city of Milwaukee is going to recount about 30,000 absentee ballots that had already been counted.<\/p>\n<p>There was an issue with one tabulator not being sealed. Out of precaution, the city will recount each ballot. A long night just got longer<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; A.J. Bayatpour (@AJBayatpour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJBayatpour\/status\/1853925042574475471?\">November 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Fleming said the mistake was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/numerous-ballots-destroyed-beyond-recognition-smoke-seen-billowing-drop-boxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">human error<\/a> and did not involve any equipment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t want any questions about the accuracy about the results,&rdquo; Fleming said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to make sure that they are run correctly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s just out of an abundance of caution. We have no reason to believe that there was any compromise to any of the machines,&rdquo; Fleming said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/11\/05\/milwaukee-rerunning-more-than-30000-ballots-over-machine-error\/76078233007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But because they were not fully sealed &mdash; human error &mdash; and not fully sealed, we are going to zero them all out again &hellip; and then re-run the balance that had already been processed,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Before the error, officials had been projecting that a final total for Milwaukee&rsquo;s absentee ballots would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stay-line-trump-gives-message-voters-election-day-heats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not be ready<\/a> until early Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Journal-Sentinel quoted Fleming as saying that the delay due to the error could be between one and three hours.<\/p>\n<p>A representative of the GOP said there is no reason to think the mistake was part of any plot to interfere with the election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t really see anything nefarious. It was just probably human error at this point in time,&rdquo; Deleon said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs58.com\/news\/milwaukee-to-recount-30-000-absentee-ballots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WDJT-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Very thorough process. I want to thank all the people who have joined us here today at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wis-state-republicans-pass-resolution-authorizing-subpoena-power-for-election-documents-officials\/\" title=\"Wis. state Republicans pass resolution authorizing subpoena power for election documents, officials\">central count<\/a> to make sure that the voices of Milwaukeeans from all neighborhoods across the city are heard,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Officials revealed on Tuesday that a mistake with the machines counting absentee ballots has forced them to restart the entire counting process. &#8220;It&#8217;s a significant warning sign. This shouldn&#8217;t have occurred,&#8221; stated Milwaukee GOP Chairman Hilario Deleon, as reported by Wisconsin Right Now. Republican election observer Jefferson Davis noted that &#8220;seals were broken or compromised,&#8221; with some seals clearly damaged while others were merely displaced without being torn off. <\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Milwaukee will recount every absentee ballot previously counted due to this issue, having already processed 30,000 ballots. The count is expected to extend late into the night, according to journalist Alexander Shur on X.<\/p>\n<p>This means approximately 30,000 absentee ballots will be retabulated at Milwaukee\u2019s central counting facility at the Baird Center after reports indicated that doors on 13 tabulating machines were not properly secured, as per WISN-TV. Jeff Fleming from the Milwaukee mayor&#8217;s office explained, \u201cWe are resetting all 13 machines and reprocessing the ballots that had been counted.\u201d He added that this would delay final totals.<\/p>\n<p>Fleming attributed the error to human oversight rather than equipment failure and emphasized their commitment to ensuring accurate results: \u201cWe want no doubts about our results,\u201d he said. He reassured everyone there was no evidence of any machine compromise but acknowledged human error in sealing procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Before this incident came to light, officials anticipated final counts for Milwaukee\u2019s absentee ballots would be available early Wednesday morning; however, Fleming indicated delays could range from one to three hours due to this mistake. A GOP representative expressed confidence there was no malicious intent behind it: \u201cI didn\u2019t see anything suspicious\u2014just likely human error,\u201d Deleon remarked according to WDJT-TV while thanking those involved in ensuring every voice in Milwaukee is heard during this process<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2364667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Wisconsin-Vote-Counting.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44439,32644,44440,32570,4124],"class_list":["post-2364666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ballot-recount","tag-election-integrity","tag-tabulator-issue","tag-voting-rights","tag-wisconsin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Wisconsin-Vote-Counting.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364666","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2364666"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2364670,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364666\/revisions\/2364670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2364667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2364666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2364666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2364666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}