Voting Irregularities. Unfortunately, we have reason to have grave concerns regarding the operation of electronic voting machines in polling places across Mecklenburg County.
There have been multiple reports from voters within Mecklenburg County, other North Carolina counties and as far away as Las Vegas, Nevada (which uses similar machines) of voters seeking to cast electronic ballots for Republicans only to have the final review screen show votes for Democrats. (To date, surprisingly, we are unaware of any instances of the opposite occurring.)
The MeckGOP precinct judges and observers have been made aware of these occurrences and concerns. However, we need YOUR help to protect the integrity of our elections.
#1 Before you press the red "Press here to cast your ballot now" button ... Review the choices to confirm that these are the candidates you chose to vote for.
#2 If you have any issues when voting, immediately ask to speak with an elections supervisor and demand that your vote be corrected. In certain circumstances, we have learned that it took as many as five tries by an elections supervisor to get the machine to record the Republican ballot the voter wished to cast.
#3 If you have any issues when voting or if any such issues arose when you cast your ballot earlier during Early Voting (even if it was corrected), we need to know about it immediately. Call both the MeckGOP HQ at (704) 334-9127 and the NCGOP Election Hotline at (704) 817-0467.
The best protection against these types of elections irregularities is a vigilant voter. Be aware when you vote and double check your ballot, and inform ALL of your friends and neighbors (no matter their political persuasion) that they need to be vigilant as well.
[NOTE: The nonpartisan group American Majority Action has developed a free smart phone Voter Fraud app for iPhone, Android and Blackberry devices in order to assist with identifying, reporting and tracking suspected incidents of voter fraud and voter intimidation. This app may be worth checking out.]
Revised Voter Guide. Finally, it has come to our attention that Michael Entrekin, one of the three Republican candidates in the nonpartisan election for Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor, was inadvertently left off of earlier drafts of the MeckGOP 2010 Voter Guide. The MeckGOP 2010 Voter Guide has been revised to include all 47 MeckGOP candidates and can be downloaded by clicking HERE.
Please consider Michael Entrekin, Dempsey Miller and David Michael Rice when you cast your two votes for Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor.
Racing to the Finish,
Rob Bryan
MeckGOP Chairman
