Voters at Spring Hill's Longview Recreation Center say voting machines selected a different candidate than the one they chose. State election officials say the reports stem from accidental screen touches, not malfunctioning equipment.

The Tennessee Secretary of State's office said the state's voting systems are secure, Main Street Media of Tennessee reported Oct. 23. The response came after voters at multiple Williamson County locations raised concerns that machines changed their selections.

Jackie Herrud, who voted early at Longview, told WSMV she tried to select one candidate but the machine kept returning to the opposing candidate. She said poll workers at Longview had heard similar complaints.

Another Williamson County voter, Toni Fitzgerald, described the same problem at a different location. Fitzgerald said her polling site did not have a stylus available and that she kept pressing until the machine registered her intended choice.

Tennessee Coordinator of Elections Mark Goins said in a television interview that the reports do not reflect vote flipping. "It's normally an unintended touch that they didn't realize," Goins said, according to Main Street Media.

The Secretary of State's office said it had received one complaint of this type out of roughly 400,000 ballots cast so far, according to WSMV.

Secretary of State Tre Hargett's office outlined three safeguards built into the voting process. The selection screen displays each choice as it is made. A review screen shows all selections before the ballot is cast. A paper record lets voters confirm their choices before finalizing.

Voting machines are programmed before early voting begins and tested by technicians from both the Democratic and Republican parties.

Hargett's office urged voters to notify a poll worker immediately if they believe something is wrong, before casting their ballot.

Early voting at Longview Recreation Center, 2909 Commonwealth Drive, runs through Thursday, Oct. 29. Remaining early voting days are weekdays, with polls open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to Williamson County's early voting schedule. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Voters can find additional election information at GoVoteTN.gov.