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Related: About this forumLast Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Voting Machines
John Oliver discusses how voting machines work, how they dont, and how we can fix them.
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Voting Machines (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Nov 2019
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Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)1. We're still talking about this; 14 yrs ago it was a hot topic on DU
Rhiannon12866
(205,074 posts)2. I remember. Andy Stephenson, it became his cause. :(
It seems the more changes they make, the worse it gets.
Rhiannon12866
(205,074 posts)3. And I just voted - straight ticket!
*fingers crossed*
cp
(6,622 posts)4. Very good summary of vital subject--with humor!
His trademark.
Have already sent this to my town clerk. We have paper backup, but it's critical information.
Thanks, Rhiannon!
Rhiannon12866
(205,074 posts)5. Oh! What a wonderful idea!
Good for you! When I voted today I paid close attention - it seemed to be better organized and more efficient, but that's not addressing the actual machines. Here, we fill in little circles with a pen and stick them into the machine that counts them. I always go back and double check my circles, LOL - and it looks like this means that there's a paper trail, but how reliable the machines are is the question. Since there were only local offices this time around, it could well be close.