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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick publicly debunked claims that voting machines within the state are altering the picks voters make.
Republican Nationwide Committee Co-Chair Lara Trump, whose father-in-law is GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, posted on social media that Texas had seemed into claims about voting machines in Tarrant County switching voters’ picks and the “error has been corrected with the voting machines.”
However Patrick, who can be a Republican, rapidly corrected the nationwide get together chief on social media. The lieutenant governor stated fewer than 10 individuals out of the almost 7 million Texans who had already forged ballots throughout the state claimed that their picks have been modified, however officers couldn’t verify a single occasion of that occuring.
“There were actually no errors to correct once we investigated those few cases,” Patrick wrote on X.
One particular person out of 591,885 who had already forged ballots in Tarrant County claimed that the voting machine switched his choice for president from Donald Trump to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Tarrant is Texas’ most populous battleground county.
Tarrant County officers consider the person made the improper choice whereas utilizing the machine. His unique poll was canceled and he was allowed to forged a brand new one.
Lara Trump reposted Patrick’s assertion debunking claims about switched votes.
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“We will keep a watchful eye on our elections,” Patrick wrote in his publish. “If you see anything concerning, call the Secretary of State office overseeing our elections.”
The Secretary of State’s Workplace will be reached at 800-252-8683 or on-line.
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