St. Croix County Recount 'Accurate'; Broken Warranty Seals on Machines Explained

WISCONSIN -- As the recount rolls on in Wisconsin, broken warranty seals on St. Croix County electronic voting machines did not cause any problems with reporting accuracy, according to the Wisconsin Election Commission this week.

According to reports, St. Croix County recount efforts resulted in delivering Donald Trump one more vote over Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Technician Thomas R. Muske of St. Joseph Minnesota for Election Systems and Software, LLC out of Omaha Nebraska was the man responsible for routine servicing of scanning machines in St. Croix County since 2005.

In an affidavit drafted for the State of Wisconsin, Muske indicated he did the following work that resulted in the breaking of warranty seals:

2016

Nov. 1 in Springfield Town: fixed a modem issue
Nov. 16 in Springfield Town: fixed a lock that was out of alignment.

2015
Dec. 28 in Troy: fixed a modem issue
Dec. 28 in Hudson: fixed a modem issue
Dec. 28 in Hudson: fixed a modem issue.

The commission released this affidavit Tuesday from Muske.

According to a Hudson Star Observer Report, the commission said Jill Stein's campaign, which asked for the recount, was satisfied with the accuracy of the ballots that went through the machines in Hudson.

The Star Observer is reporting that the commission says small discrepancies and human errors have been found in more than 20 counties -- but no more than 35 votes were affected in any one place, and it appears that Trump still has virtually all of his 22,000-vote Election Night lead intact.

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