Computer Glitch Changes Election Result

[whosinpower]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=616&ncid=703&e=4&u=/ap/20041112/ap_on_el_st_lo/election_glitch

snip - BROOKVILLE, Ind. - A hand recount of ballots cast using optical scanning technology gave a Democrat enough extra votes to bump a Republican from victory in a county commissioner's race.



The erroneous tally was caused when the Fidlar Election Co. scanning system recorded straight-Democratic Party votes as votes for Libertarians in southeastern Indiana's Franklin County.


The recount Thursday pushed Democrat Carroll Lanning from fifth to third in the three-seat commissioners race, while Republican Roy Hall fell to fifth.



my question to the experts in the field who are calling this an isolated incidence - by what basis can you verify that the other results are sound, while this one was obviously wrong??????

[Sparkle]

1. Well we all know that's how Bush got in the White House.

I'm certain of it!

[Moderator]

2. Duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=981315