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DonViejo
Jul 2018
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If by it you mean a potential way for someone to manipulate and change election results
cstanleytech
Jul 2018
#41
The purpose of the 2000 election theft was to lay the groundwork for electronic machines,
lagomorph777
Jul 2018
#33
Dead on!! It was a plan the was ready to be implemented. Review the time line from Bush being handed
usaf-vet
Jul 2018
#45
In California, counties choose the system, and ES&S is used in a few counties
Brother Buzz
Jul 2018
#16
Pen and paper. Hire a few students to do the counting. Fuck off Russians, hack that!
Fred Sanders
Jul 2018
#31
You would find a lot of Sergeis and Natashas volunteering to "count"... (n/t)
Moostache
Jul 2018
#38
Little profit in pen and paper and not much campaign contributions from the corporations.
Fred Sanders
Jul 2018
#84
Good lord, counting by paper is done with great faith all over the world. Independent monitors and
Fred Sanders
Jul 2018
#83
OK. Then pay the counters for the day, the cost of that compared to the cost of lack of faith in the
Fred Sanders
Jul 2018
#86
Because all the people in power right now, including little putin, were "voted" in
Farmer-Rick
Jul 2018
#18
If they have the ability to change the vote totals, why didn't trump also win the popular vote, to
Meadowoak
Jul 2018
#32
Overuse would have been a dead giveaway, if indeed this was used to 'adjust' totals in key states.
Chemisse
Jul 2018
#37
I remember the trigger for me in the old DU discussions: "secret source code"...
Hekate
Jul 2018
#48
Gee could this be why the GOP is unconcerned about a blue wave midterm?
workinclasszero
Jul 2018
#46
Well, yes. It's what I've been saying all year. It can be made to appear that we lost key races...
Hekate
Jul 2018
#50
As we know, Hillary's "loss" was a perfect storm of events, never just one thing
Hekate
Jul 2018
#57
We have a little over 3 months to demand that paper ballots be used...............
turbinetree
Jul 2018
#55
IMO - get this fixed, and the Democratic Party will have the largest win in the history of the U.S.
C Moon
Jul 2018
#65
The next step is to let our elected Democratic officials know paper is a priority
pecosbob
Jul 2018
#66
Duh. LOts of us have been screaming about this potential since they stole 2004.
Amaryllis
Jul 2018
#70
Ban electronic voting. Use serial numbered, thumb printed tear-off paper ballots in 3,142 counties
ancianita
Jul 2018
#74
WTF????? You know what? If we go back to paper ballots and locked boxes, or better yet, mail in
PatrickforO
Jul 2018
#78