Why reported challenges with touchscreen voting machines don't signal election rigging
Steady3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 3 days
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
- nbclosangeles.comseen 28 Oct, 17:41headline rewritten
Challenges with touchscreen voting machines don’t signal fraudWhy reported challenges with touchscreen voting machines don't signal election rigging
Thu, 22 October 2026Mon, 2 November 2026
What it is about
Stephanie ScarbroughKatina GrangerDavid BeckerSydni BainChad GrayKen PaxtonAnnie AndrewsMarsha BlackburnStella PartonJames TalaricoJohn MorenoMark GoinsDolly PartonStaci DeckerAnna WilderDemocratic SenateAssociated PressElection Systems SoftwareTexas Association Of County Election OfficialsFacebook
Who published it, and when
original reportedited after publishingfirst to report
winnipegfreepress.com
nbclosangeles.com
wsmv.com
22 Oct, 22:41over 11 days2 Nov, 21:04
How it spread - 3 original reports
Thu, 22 October 2026
1 report- winnipegfreepress.com22:41first to report
NEW YORK (AP) — The reports erupt on social media every election year: Voters say they tapped a candidate
Sat, 24 October 2026
1 report- nbclosangeles.com13:27edited after publishing
previously
Challenges with touchscreen voting machines don’t signal fraud
Mon, 2 November 2026
1 report- wsmv.com21:04
Election officials in several counties have told WSMV the issue essentially comes down to user error on the touch screen voting machines used to print ballots.