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此次人为失误是密尔沃基近期第三次因类似失误打乱投票计票进程
作者：伊莱恩·马伦，福克斯新闻
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周二举行的初选期间，密尔沃基的选举结果因“人为失误”推迟公布：9个USB闪存驱动器中有5个未能下载选举结果，这引发批评者指责其“彻底无能”。
此次失误严重拖延了外界高度关注的民主党州长提名争夺战的计票结果，这场对决的双方是密尔沃基县行政长官戴维·克劳利和弗朗西斯卡·洪。此次推迟公布结果之际，民主党管辖地区的选举管理正面临更严格的审查，近期的选票和计票失误已招致批评，部分案件还遭到共和党议员的调查。
“我们都是人，人都会犯错，”密尔沃基选举委员会执行主任宝琳娜·古铁雷斯在午夜的新闻发布会上表示。
古铁雷斯与密尔沃基选举委员会工作人员在警方护送下返回中央计票点取回剩余投票数据，此次失误导致该县选举结果推迟了一小时。
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2022年11月5日，选民在密尔沃基费瑟夫论坛的早期投票点投票。（萨拉·斯塔瑟斯 为《华盛顿邮报》拍摄 盖蒂图片社）
“所以我们基本上需要回到操作中心，去下载那五台机器的（结果）数据，确认一下审计日志，”古铁雷斯在新闻发布会上说道。
“先打印出第一次下载的报告，我们会重新打印并重启流程，以便比对这些结果。”
密尔沃基选举委员会在一份新闻稿中表示，此次下载的是记录计票器活动的审计日志，而非选举结果。
“此次问题推迟了密尔沃基选举结果的公布，但并未影响计票结果，”新闻稿称，“选举结果在计票器上保持完整且未被改动。没有选票丢失或被更改，也无需重新计票或重新计票。”
古铁雷斯表示，投票机器本身没有任何问题，但她向记者证实，下载数据时按错了按钮。
在接受Votebeat采访时，古铁雷斯表示，从计票器下载结果的耗时各不相同。她说，标准耗时为10分钟，但部分计票器仅用3分钟就完成了下载。
马里兰州选票乌龙引发众议院共和党人在初选前展开调查
弗朗西斯卡·洪（塔利亚·斯普拉格 为彭博社拍摄 盖蒂图片社）
“五次出现这种情况，更像是培训不到位的问题，”前密尔沃基选举专员克莱尔·伍德尔告诉Votebeat，“这名工作人员是否接受过导出选举结果的培训？他们熟悉机器以及导出结果的操作流程吗？”
此次失误意味着当时仍有1.5万张选票尚未统计。
美国全国广播公司新闻台的史蒂夫·科纳基在直播中得知密尔沃基的失误后，用手捂住了脸。
“我们现在正无限期地等待他们振作起来，”科纳基说道，“我们已经等了90分钟。他们做了整套流程，结果我们发现这些存储设备里什么都没有。”
众议院委员会要求就非公民投票及所谓中国选举干预情况进行机密简报
威斯康星州民主党州长候选人戴维·克劳利于2026年8月10日在密尔沃基的竞选集会上向支持者致意。（斯科特·奥尔森 盖蒂图片社）
凌晨1点后，剩余选举数据顺利完成下载，密尔沃基县书记员乔治·克里斯坦森随后向记者发表讲话，强调向公众透明公开的重要性。
“归根结底，重要的是我们要保持透明，确保选举结果安全可靠，我们要开诚布公，”克里斯坦森说道，“这正是密尔沃基市选举主管所做的。她来到这里，解释了情况，然后回去取回了结果，再带给我们，最终一切都恢复正常。”
尽管如此，批评者并未手下留情。
“该选举机构彻底无能，这于事无补，”共和党州议员斯科特·克鲁格在X平台上写道，“这是人为失误，本可以在离开选举机构前就仔细检查两遍。解决问题的办法不止一个，不是靠一招鲜。”
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此次密尔沃基的失误正值多个蓝色州接连曝出选举管理问题。新泽西州近期披露，一起软件错误错误登记了约6600名自称非美国公民的选民，其中仅有不到400人随后参与了投票。
在俄勒冈州，官员表示，车辆管理部门的失误导致1945人在未提供资格证明的情况下完成了选民登记，其中44人已参与投票。
康涅狄格州一名法官下令重新举行布里奇波特市民主党市长初选，此前有证据显示缺席选票违规行为令初选结果受到质疑。
这也并非密尔沃基选举委员会首次出现“人为失误”。
2024年总统选举期间，选举工作人员未锁上计票器的门，导致官员不得不重新清点3.1万张缺席选票。此次失误拖延了10.5万张缺席选票的结果公布。
2020年总统选举期间，密尔沃基选举专员克莱尔·伍德尔将装有选举结果的12个闪存驱动器中的一个遗落在中央计票点，导致约16.9万张缺席选票的结果公布推迟。
威斯康星州选举委员会发言人埃米莉·米克拉斯表示，尽管可能会出现失误，但威斯康星州的选举公正性是有保障的。
“威斯康星州的选举安全、可靠且准确，得益于多重制衡机制。虽然人为失误在所难免，但威斯康星州的选举体系包括地方和州层面的多层监督，确保问题能够被及时发现并纠正，”米克拉斯在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中说道。
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克劳利与洪之间的角逐最终于周三凌晨2点34分分出胜负，克劳利以0.5%的优势获胜。
伊莱恩·马伦是福克斯新闻数字频道和福克斯商业频道的撰稿人，报道全国政治新闻。
Election ‘human error’ delays key primary results in latest voting mishap to hit blue states
August 13, 2026 5:41pm EDT / Fox News
The human error marks the third time in recent elections that Milwaukee’s vote count has been disrupted by similar mistakes
By Elaine Mallon, Fox News
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Milwaukee’s election results from Tuesday’s primary were delayed because of a “human error” when five of nine USB flash drives did not download election results, prompting critics to call it a showing of “complete incompetence.”
The error effectively stalled the results of the closely watched Democratic gubernatorial primary between Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and Francesca Hong. The delay came amid heightened scrutiny of election administration in Democratic-led jurisdictions, where recent ballot and reporting errors have drawn criticism and, in some cases, investigations from Republican lawmakers.
“We’re all human, and humans can make errors,” Paulina Gutiérrez, executive director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, said during a midnight news conference.
The error delayed the county’s election results by an hour as Gutiérrez and Milwaukee Election Commission staffers returned to Central Count with a police escort to retrieve the remaining voting data.
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Voters cast ballots at an early voting location at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee Nov. 5, 2022.(Sara Stathas for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
“So, basically what we need to do is go back to the operations center, and we’re going to download out five of those machines (and) the results and make sure that’s not the audit log,” Gutiérrez said during the news conference.
“So, have the reports printed from the first download. We’re going to reprint and start the process so that we can compare those results.”
The Milwaukee Election Commission said in a news release that the audit log, which documents activity on the tabulator, was downloaded rather than the election results.
“The issue delayed the reporting of Milwaukee’s results, but it did not affect the results,” the press release stated. “The election results remained intact and unchanged on the tabulators. No ballots were lost or changed, or needed to be recounted or retabulated.”
Gutiérrez said there were no issues with the voting machines themselves but confirmed to a reporter that a wrong button was pushed when downloading the data.
In an interview with Votebeat, Gutiérrez said the time it took to download results from the tabulators varied. She said that while the standard time frame was 10 minutes, some tabulators completed the downloads in three minutes.
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Francesca Hong(Talia Sprague/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“The fact that this happened five times seems more like a training issue,” former Milwaukee Election Commissioner Claire Woodall told Votebeat. “Was this person trained on how to export results? Are they familiar with the machines and how you export results?”
The error meant that 15,000 votes had yet to be counted at that point.
NBC News’ Steve Kornacki buried his face in his hand after learning of Milwaukee’s error on live TV.
“We’re kind of indefinitely waiting for them to get their act together here,” Kornacki said. “We waited 90 minutes for them. They did this whole procession, and then we find out there’s nothing on the sticks.”
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Democratic Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate David Crowley greets supporters at a campaign rally in Milwaukee Aug. 10, 2026.(Scott Olson/Getty Images)
After the remaining election data was properly downloaded after 1 a.m., Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson addressed reporters and emphasized the importance of being transparent with the public.
“At the end of the day, what’s important is that we’re transparent, that the results are secure and that we’re open and honest,” Christenson said, “And that’s what the City of Milwaukee election director did. She came up here, and she explained it, went back, got the results, brought it back to us, and we got everything right.”
Despite the transparency, critics did not hold back.
“Complete incompetence at the facility isn’t helping anything here,” Republican state Rep. Scott Krug wrote on X. “This was human error that could have easily been double checked before leaving the facility. More than one answer to the problem not one silver bullet”
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The Milwaukee error follows other election administration problems in various blue states. New Jersey recently disclosed that a software error improperly registered roughly 6,600 people who had indicated they were not U.S. citizens, with fewer than 400 later casting ballots.
In Oregon, officials said DMV errors resulted in 1,945 people being registered without providing proof of eligibility, 44 of whom voted.
And a Connecticut judge ordered a new Democratic mayoral primary in Bridgeport after finding evidence of absentee ballot violations cast the original result into doubt.
This is also not the first “human error” involving the Milwaukee Election Commission.
During the 2024 presidential election, election officials recounted 31,000 absentee ballots because staffers did not lock tabulator doors. The error delayed results from 105,000 absentee ballots.
During the 2020 presidential election, Milwaukee Election Commissioner Claire Woodall left one of the 12 flash drives containing election results at Central Count, delaying the reporting of roughly 169,000 absentee ballots.
Wisconsin Election Commission spokesperson Emilee Miklas said while errors may happen, Wisconsin’s election integrity is secure.
“Wisconsin elections are safe, secure and accurate due to multiple checks and balances. While human mistakes can happen, Wisconsin’s election system, which includes layers of oversight at the local and state level, ensures things are caught and corrected,” Miklas said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
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The race between Crowley and Hong was officially called at 2:34 a.m. Wednesday, with Crowley winning by 0.5%.
Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.
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