JFDee
Senior Member.
In social media and fringe news sites, claims resembling the following are popping up:
Source: https://twitter.com/kylenabecker/status/1327305801824940047
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Here is the bunk in short:
The paper itself can be found here:
https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/H.I.G. McCarthy, & Staple Street letters.pdf
The letter to Staple Street begins with this paragraph:
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It goes on to specify the (projected) real-world consequences of cost-cutting and profit-push, then listing a number of specific machine problems - lifted from news reports - attributed to neglected support of voting systems in operation. That's where the 'vote flipping' reference comes in.
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The quote comes from a 2018 VICE article which itself links to a report on "wltx.com",
https://www.wltx.com/article/news/p...ts-after-voting-issues-reported/101-611652645 (archive.is) (Cache)
According to the WLTX article, the "flipping" of votes was visible to voters who reported it themselves. According to officials, the causes amounted to aged machines and touch screen decalibration. There was no large-scale post-vote shifting.
Source: https://twitter.com/kylenabecker/status/1327305801824940047
Screenshot:

Here is the bunk in short:
- It was a letter requesting information, not a formal complaint
- It went to all three major voting systems manufacturers (or rather to their largest shareholders), not just to Dominion
- The primary concern is "about the spread and effect of private equity investment in [...] the election technology industry", namely by cost-cutting
- It does not single out Dominion machines when describing real (documented) and potential voting problems.
- The "vote switching" referred to defective or decalibrated touchscreens on old machines, quite obvious to voters; there was no post-usage flip
The paper itself can be found here:
https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/H.I.G. McCarthy, & Staple Street letters.pdf
The letter to Staple Street begins with this paragraph:
It goes on to specify the (projected) real-world consequences of cost-cutting and profit-push, then listing a number of specific machine problems - lifted from news reports - attributed to neglected support of voting systems in operation. That's where the 'vote flipping' reference comes in.
The quote comes from a 2018 VICE article which itself links to a report on "wltx.com",
https://www.wltx.com/article/news/p...ts-after-voting-issues-reported/101-611652645 (archive.is) (Cache)
According to the WLTX article, the "flipping" of votes was visible to voters who reported it themselves. According to officials, the causes amounted to aged machines and touch screen decalibration. There was no large-scale post-vote shifting.
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