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In reply to the discussion: Did Anonymous really Save-the-Vote in Ohio? .... REALLY??? [View all]JohnnyRingo
(18,636 posts)Many theorists are using such outdated information to prove their conspiracy.
The fact is, when newly elected governor Ted Strickland took office in January of 2005, one of the first things he did was to demand that all of Ohio's electronic voting machines supply a paper ballot that is verified by the voter himself at the poll. Ohio now has every vote cast under lock and key in case of a dispute or a recount. They're stored separately under lock and key in each of Ohio's 88 counties to prevent mass fraud. Contrary to popular lore, there is no network connection on the machines to hack. The machine's main purpose is basically to count a paper ballot that is archived.
To imagine someone would travel to each county, walk into the BOE and tell the staff they want to take all those machines apart in incredible. Trumbull County alone has several hundred, and very few people have such access. The "man in the middle" theory holds little water as well, even if someone could possibly alter enough machines to cheat an election. The range of the transmitter that would be installed in each machine is about a half mile according to the conspiracy "experts". That would mean Rove would need hundreds of loyal plumbers to stake out each precinct on election day, and none of them better talk. Not one of them. Even the mafia's "blood oath" doesn't assure that much airtight security from their members.