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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Coral Murphy Marcos

Voting machine contract under scrutiny following discrepancies in Puerto Rico's primaries

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Puerto Rico’s elections commission said Tuesday that it’s reviewing its contract with a U.S. electronic voting company after hundreds of discrepancies were discovered following the island’s heated primaries.

The problem stemmed from a software issue that caused machines supplied by Dominion Voting Systems to incorrectly calculate vote totals, said Jessika Padilla Rivera, the commission’s interim president.

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