Questions remain as tech company takes blame for glitch in Florida county election websites
An elections technology company has taken full responsibility for glitches that kept Florida county elections officials from immediately posting primary election results on Tuesday night
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An elections technology company is taking full responsibility for glitches that kept many Florida county elections officials from immediately posting primary results Tuesday night.
While the problem didn't affect voters or ballot counting, there were still unanswered questions Wednesday.
Tallahassee-based VR Systems issued a brief statement but refused to answer questions on how widespread the problem was, why it wasn't prepared for websites that slowed or crashed, and how it's going to fix a problem that popped up during a low-turnout primary when it deals with a much larger demand for information during a hotly contested presidential election in less than three months.
The problem didn't affect how counties reported the primary vote to the state, nor did it affect the state's ability to provide election updates. But people checking local election websites Tuesday night couldn't access results as they came in.
