Dominion voting machines that allow access for people with disabilities have a "programming" issue that will affect nationwide voters, according to the Michigan secretary of state. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said that the machines would allow people to vote straight party ticket as usual, but if they wanted to vote for different parties in separate elections, the issue with the machines will make it a little more inconvenient. 'Voting clerks will have to inform voters with disabilities to make sure they have selected every section on the ballot.' The Dominion ICX Voter Assist Terminal helps people with disabilities pick out who they're voting for, prints out their ballot, and then the ballot is run through the tabulator. For straight-party ballots, the process will not be different than normal ballots. But others will have to go through extra steps. “Yeah, this is a nationwide issue with Dominion voter access terminals in, in the counties that use them in the voter access terminals,” Benson explained. “Of course, not all the machines, just the ones that are accessible have an issue. With the straight-party voting and a programming issue, that’s again affected the machines nationwide.” She went on to say that officials were upset to find out about this issue during the testing period but that voting clerks will have to inform voters with disabilities to make sure they have selected every section on the ballot. The programming issue cannot be fixed in time for Election Day, Benson said, and only affects certain VAT machines in some counties. But the issue should be corrected for future elections. Benson also said they are seeking "accountability" on why the issue was not discovered until early voting began. Dominion has been at the center of the debate over the official results of the 2020 election. Critics accused the company of changing votes in electronic voting machines to help elect President Joe Biden, but the company has denied the claims and has been able to settle defamation lawsuits against media companies that supported the accusations. Benson, a Democrat, made headlines when she warned county officials against trying to refuse to certify the results of the election. A portion of the media briefing with Benson can be viewed on the YouTube video from WLNS-TV. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Two convicted pedophiles died roughly within an hour of each other in an upstate New York prison last week. One of the inmates who was found dead was convicted of drugging, raping, and murdering a 3-year-old girl. According to the state's Department of Corrections, 34-year-old Robert Fisher was pronounced dead at approximately 1:50 a.m. Oct. 22 at the Elmira Correctional Facility in Chemung County.'He drugged her, went into her bedroom and raped her.'WRGB-TV reported that 59-year-old William Brand was pronounced dead at approximately 2:52 a.m. Oct. 22. The County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet announced the cause of death for either inmate.Both were admitted into the prison within the last month. Records indicate that Brand was admitted Oct. 10; Fisher was admitted Sept. 23.Fisher admitted to drugging, raping, and murdering 3-year-old Josefina Cunningham and was convicted of his crimes in July 2023. He was sentenced to 20 years to life in September.Rensselaer County Assistant District Attorney Antonia Edwards said during Fisher's sentencing, "The heinous acts of the defendant took Josie away from this world and this community. This community also deserves to know what horrible and vile acts this defendant committed and the absolute horror Josie met when she came home from day care on July 6, 2023, into July 7, 2023."Fisher used prescription drugs from Josefina's mother — Laquesha Cunningham — to drug the 3-year-old girl before raping her. “The defendant took the medication prescribed to Laquesha, crushed it up, and put it in a cup for Josie to drink. He drugged her, went into her bedroom and raped her,” Edwards said. “He did all of this while she was alive and awake; we only know that now because of the autopsy results."Edwards added, "Seeing the pictures of Josie's face after what the defendant did to her was mortifying. Those images will be ingrained into the minds forever for those who saw them."Brand was convicted of sexually abusing a child under the age of 11. The New York State Police said in a statement that Brand was arrested in April 2024 and charged with predatory sexual assault against a child, second-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, and first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child. Authorities noted that Brand had inappropriate sexual contact multiple times with a child.Brand was serving a 10-year prison sentence. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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