Ballot Glitches.
Ballot glitches reverse two election results
ABILENE -- A Scurry County election error reversed the outcomes in two commissioner races.
A defective computer chip in the county's optical scanner misread ballots Tuesday night and incorrectly tallied a landslide victory for Republicans. Democrats actually won by wide margins.
The problem was discovered when poll workers became suspicious of the margins of the vote, County Clerk Joan Bunch said. By Wednesday morning, the votes had been counted twice by hand and once again by scanner with a replacement chip.
Republican Robbie Floyd lost to Democrat Jerry House, and Republican Keith Hackfeld lost to Democrat Chloanne Lindsey.
What the hell is a 'defective computer chip.'
