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In reply to the discussion: The reality about "vote flipping" machines in NC and elsewhere [View all]Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)I see stories all over where this is happening and it seems to favor/"cheat" both sides.
For example, here is a story about Guilford County from 2008 going the other way:
http://blackboxvoting.com/s9/index.php?/archives/323-Is-there-a-party-default-on-touch-screen-machines-NC-votes-flip-to-Obama.html
Yes, improperly calibrated machines should be taken out of service. But calibrating them doesn't take but about five minutes, provided a competent person is on hand. As elections are handled mostly by volunteers and the age demo skews to 50+, you are not going to get a lot of folk well versed in calibrating touch screens.
NC has no fault absentee voting and I have always recommended people use them in counties that have TS systems instead of paper ballots.