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Laura PourMeADrink

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7. Utter lack of due diligence on the part of the State of

Reply to octoberlib (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 14, 2018, 05:51 AM

Jul 2018

Maryland was my first thought. But if the platform was purchased by the State before the oligarch bought into the company there may not have been any way to know? Unless they periodically checked ownership with the secretary of state the LLC was formed in. It should be part of ongoing routine.

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Russian w/ close ties to Putin bought Maryland voter registration platform [View all] octoberlib Jul 2018 OP

This begs the question, why is a hedge fund octoberlib Jul 2018 #1

This. WTF? Squinch Jul 2018 #4

Why is anyone? NewJeffCT Jul 2018 #13

Outsourcing will be the downfall of the United States groundloop Jul 2018 #2

Yes it will. This is ridiculous. How can it be octoberlib Jul 2018 #3

Why do private people own voting platforms? UCmeNdc Jul 2018 #5

Utter lack of due diligence on the part of the State of Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2018 #7

On edit... checking with the SOS may not have told Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2018 #8

Yep, LLC's are designed to hide things , anyway. octoberlib Jul 2018 #10

Paper ballots now. Sorry if it's inconvenient. Sorry if it takes longer. It's necessary. Vinca Jul 2018 #6

And tinkering with registrations can skim our Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2018 #9

Maryland has paper ballots now Orangepeel Jul 2018 #14

Paper ballots should be required. Lonestarblue Jul 2018 #11

tRump was right, the voting was rigged. pazzyanne Jul 2018 #12

He always accuses others of his own crimes. Serious "tell" Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2018 #15

He knew. dalton99a Jul 2018 #16