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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs mail-in voting less likely to be hacked?
Ballots get fed through machines once they are opened, just like same day ballots.
Is there anything inherently better about voting by mail? (Other than healthwise, that is.)
oregonjen
(3,331 posts)Blue Owl
(50,238 posts)phylny
(8,367 posts)once we got paper ballots that are fed into a machine.
drray23
(7,615 posts)you also have a paper ballot you can go recount if their are any doubts about the tabulating machines.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)which are going heavily for Biden.
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)see for instance DeJoy's criminal slowdown of the mails to prevent votes from being delivered in time to be counted.
crimycarny
(1,351 posts)And mail-in ballots are much more secure. Paper trail as many have mentioned.
Blue Owl
(50,238 posts)If the USPS is running on all cylinders then the reliability goes way up
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)qdouble
(891 posts)Mail in votes have a pretty strong paper trail.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Speaks volumes, imo.
Salviati
(6,008 posts)1) no lines
2) no issue with cutting the numbers of/moving polling locations
3) no having to take special time out of your day to vote, you can vote on your schedule
4) You can take all the time you want to research obscure races and issues up for vote
5) no voter intimidation by "observers"
6) if the state is all vote by mail, turnout is likely to increase, since ballots are mailed to every registered voter. WA is going to hit about 85% turnout this year.
brooklynite
(94,302 posts)Karadeniz
(22,461 posts)Ballots shouldn't happen. Some of the tallying machines may be connected to the internet, so perhaps those results are hackable. I'm not a techie, so someone correct me if I'm wrong!