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Kentucky Voting Machine Didn't Let Voter Cast Ballot for Trump?
A video allegedly showing a machine not allowing a voter to cast their ballot for Trump went viral on social media.
What were those machines in the viral Kentucky voting video? And how do they work?
Every county in Kentucky uses paper ballots, but some, like Laurel County, use machines to help voters mark them.
Viral video claims Kentucky machine wouldn't let voter pick Trump; officials couldn't recreate issue
A video going around social media is claiming a Kentucky voter tried to vote for Donald Trump, but couldn't. The video shows an electronic voting machine and a finger. The finger appears to be trying to select former President Trump on an electronic ballot. It won't select, but then Vice President Kamala Harris gets selected.
Video Shows ‘Voter Error,’ Not ‘Election Interference’ in Kentucky
One post misleadingly reported, “BREAKING: Voter machines in Kentucky are automatically selecting ‘Harris ... More than 1,700 people in Laurel County participated in in-person absentee voting on Oct. 31, and “neither the State Board of Elections ...
No, this video doesn’t show Kentucky voting machines blocking votes for Trump
Social media users claimed a video shows "voting machines in Kentucky are not allowing voters to select" Trump for president. Kentucky election officials said they investigated the situation and found the incident to be isolated. The problem occurred because the voter inadvertently touched the wrong part of the voting machine’s screen.
Kentucky election officials push back on viral 'vote-switching' video
Election officials in Kentucky are pushing back on unfounded allegations of widespread voter fraud after a video depicting an apparent technical glitch on a ballot-marking device amassed tens of millions of views on social media.
KY AG’s office investigates after video of voting machine error in Laurel County goes viral
Officials said the machine was taken out of service and the affected voter was able to cast a ballot for her chosen candidate.
Officials say Kentucky voting glitch an 'isolated incident' | Fact check
Kentucky officials investigated the glitch and said there were no other reports of issues with the machine before or after the viral incident.
Kentucky election officials refute ballot invalidation claims
As millions of Americans prepare to vote in person on November 5, social media users are claiming an image of a ballot from the state of Kentucky with a pre-printed mark in the box next to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is evidence of election fraud.
Fact Check: Video of Malfunctioning Kentucky Voting Machine Is Authentic — But Requires Context
The footage allegedly showed a Kentucky voting machine malfunctioning as a voter tried to cast a vote for former President Donald Trump.
Fact check: No, an issue with a voting machine in Kentucky is not evidence of vote switching
Officials, including from the Republican National Committee, have confirmed that a ballot-marking machine in Kentucky did not change someone’s vote for president from Donald Trump to Kamala Harris. A false claim that this vote-switch did happen began circulating on social media last week.
Fact Check: Kentucky ballot marking machine issue misrepresented as proof of fraud
Video of a Laurel County, Kentucky voter experiencing a touchscreen error on a ballot marking machine - which Kentucky ...
No voter fraud proved in Kentucky machine failure video
"Some voting machines in Kentucky are NOT ALLOWING voters to select President Trump," claims the caption of a November ...
Fact check: No, voting machines in Kentucky were not blocking votes for Trump
Tim Walz. "Some voting machines in Kentucky are NOT ALLOWING voters to select President Trump," the X post said. "Instead, when they tap ‘Trump,’ Kamala Harris ends up being selected." ...
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Voting tech isn’t perfect, but so far it’s holding up
“Democracy works when you let it” Voters in Jefferson County, Kentucky, saw delays caused by the tool ... Smith says there ...
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'The notion that there's election rigging is just ridiculous': Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams reacts to voting irregularity claims online
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams is reacting to claims of voting irregularities which are circulating on social ...
Kentucky agencies file lawsuit on Election Day after Louisville voting delays
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Kentucky voters to decide fate of school choice ballot measure
With no election for statewide office on the ballot in Kentucky this year, the school-choice measure was the most intensely debated issue of the fall campaign. Advocates on both sides ran TV ads and ...
A final look at Amendment 2 heading into Election Day in Kentucky
Those in favor of Amendment 2 said it would increase competition among Kentucky schools and improve performance levels.