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In Marlboro County, 148 voters had what Duncan Buell, a professor at the University of South Carolina and expert on voting machine software, describes as \u201cthe distinct privilege of voting twice\u201d in the primary.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd when the state looked at the data…they apparently didn\u2019t blink,\u201d Buell said. The system failure was not detected by the county or state, and the duplicate votes were added to the totals.<\/p>\n
South Carolina\u2019s voting machines may not be as secure or reliable as was once thought.<\/p>\n
In a report published for the League of Women Voters of South Carolina on Oct. 20, Buell explained that his analysis of the June primary election data showed that nearly every county had major issues with their voting computers.<\/p>\n
In some, the issue was that the computers were not counting votes. In others, votes were being changed.<\/p>\n
Rokey W. Suleman II, the director of Richland County\u2019s Voter Registration and Elections Office, independently expressed a need for new machines to keep up with evolving standards.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe upgrade our cell phones every two or three years. Technology moves in leaps and bounds. It was wonderful technology when it was purchased in 2004 but it\u2019s reached the end of its life and we need to move on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Suleman said a request for funding of these new computers has been sent to the state legislature and will be reviewed next year.<\/p>\n
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\nIn Marlboro County, 148 voters had their ballots counted twice. While this may seem like a low number, the problem could spread and eventually influence the outcome of an election if left unchecked.<\/p>\n
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These voting machines are about a decade-and-a-half old. Their age is causing unforeseen problems that could compromise the integrity of the state’s elections.<\/p>\n
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