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malaise

(269,187 posts) Wed Jan 6, 2021, 03:51 PM Jan 2021

Where are the Votes from the Electoral College?

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Where are the Votes from the Electoral College? (Original Post) malaise Jan 2021 OP

Wondering the same thing Bayard Jan 2021 #1

I bet there are backup copies, back at the states' capitols. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2021 #2

Good to know malaise Jan 2021 #3

There's redundancy built into the electoral process NotASurfer Jan 2021 #4

Bayard

(22,168 posts)

1. Wondering the same thing

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 03:54 PM

Jan 2021

The anarchists would love to get their hands on those.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,369 posts)

2. I bet there are backup copies, back at the states' capitols.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 03:58 PM

Jan 2021

None of this nonsense changes the events of Jan 20.

But it does expose issues with capitol security. And issues with our tolerance of white-power terrorist groups.

malaise

(269,187 posts)

3. Good to know

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 03:59 PM

Jan 2021

PHEW

NotASurfer

(2,155 posts)

4. There's redundancy built into the electoral process

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 04:01 PM

Jan 2021

I'm confident the ballots sent are, like the VP, secure, but they're essentially official state documents and each state has the original copy, so to speak. There will be no monkey business in that regard

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