Maricopa County blames printer settings in voting machine problems
EOn Tuesday, Arizona’s Maricopa County officials identified the problem plaguing its ballot tabulation machines. They noted that they have resolved the problem at approximately half of the locations that were experiencing delays.
Maricopa officials have changed the printer settings at the affected voting centers, which “seems to have resolved this issue,” the county said in a tweet. Some ballot tabulators had been malfunctioning earlier Tuesday, prompting officials to advise voters to either wait for them to come back online again or to vote at a different location.
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“It appears some of the printers were not producing dark enough timing marks on ballots,” the county said. “This solution has worked at 17 locations, and technicians deployed throughout the county are working to resolve this issue at the remaining locations.”
.@maricopavote The solution has been found for the tabulation problems at approximately 60 Vote Centers. This issue seems to be resolved by county technicians who have changed the printer settings. Some printers weren’t producing dark enough timing marks for ballots. 1/
— Maricopa County (@maricopacounty) November 8, 2022
County officials assured voters that the malfunction wouldn’t prevent anyone from casting a ballot. All votes will be counted, provided they are cast before the polls close. According to the county’s website, tabulators at 20% of the 223 polling locations were experiencing problems. Washington Post.
Some people were critical of the tabulator malfunctions, especially Republican Kari Lake who is running for Arizona governor. Lake, who is running against Katie Hobbs, Arizona’s secretary to state has made election integrity a central tenet in her campaign.
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Former President Donald Trump also responded to the Maricopa voting machines, urging voters to “stay in line.”
“To the great people and Maricopa County in Arizona, don’t cross the line. Trump posted a video on Truth Social stating that he would stay where he was.
