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October 2008October 2008May 2008ES&SiVotronicES&SiVotronicES&SiVotronicWest VirginiaWest VirginiaWest VirginiaJackson County, WVAccording to the Charleston Gazette, voters in JacksonCounty complained of their votes being flipped fromDemocratic to Republican candidates. In response,election officials were directed by the DeputySecretary of State to recalibrate the votingmachines. 507Putnam County, WVThe Charleston Gazette reported that several voters inPutnam County complained of their votes beingflipped from Democratic to Republican candidates. 508Wayne County, WVAccording to the Huntington Herald-Dispatch, eightto ten voting machines in Wayne Countymalfunctioned during the primary election. WayneCounty Clerk Bob Pasley told the paper that theproblem was with the printers attached to themachines that are intended to create a paper record ofvoters’ actions:“Pasley said several of the printers jammed, causingcertain votes to be counted and digitally saved, butnot displayed on the paper receipt.”February2008Premier Accu-Vote ES 2000WisconsinPasley told the paper that voters also had troubleselecting their intended candidate on touch screenmachines in use in the county due to calibrationissues. 509Walworth County, WIAccording to the Janesville Gazette, memory cardproblems caused delays in election results in thevillage of Darien. Walworth County Clerk KimBushey told the paper that the card failedmidmorning and needed to be ‘redownloaded’ forvoting to continue. “‘Any votes cast while the cardwas down were placed in a locked box in the votingmachine,’ Bushey said.”A second memory card malfunction prevented pollworkers from submitting results electronically.Bushey asked village election officials to fax her theresults, which she then entered into the county totalsmanually. 510November ES&S: Wisconsin Taylor County, WIBrennan Center for Justice | 95