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Wounded Bear

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8. That and the paper trail...

Reply to Towlie (Original post)

Sat Sep 12, 2020, 08:20 PM

Sep 2020

VBM leaves a paper ballot, so if there are any problems audits and recounts are possible, unlike the Repub E-voting machines that came out post-Florida 2000.

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A possible alternate reason that DeJoy and Trump are trying to suppress mail-in voting [View all] Towlie Sep 2020 OP

Anything is possible. LisaL Sep 2020 #1

So my take is that jimlup Sep 2020 #2

But an invalidated election won't keep Trump in office, he would need evidence that he won. Towlie Sep 2020 #4

Not according to law but remember what situation we are in... jimlup Sep 2020 #7

Regardless, the bottom line is that voting by mail helps us. honest.abe Sep 2020 #3

Postal workers take an oath. pwb Sep 2020 #5

Well, I did get an encouraging post card from USPS today. Towlie Sep 2020 #14

At this point in time Chainfire Sep 2020 #6

Well, if it was the RIGHT man... Wounded Bear Sep 2020 #9

That and the paper trail... Wounded Bear Sep 2020 #8

I don't know what he's planning, but he'll definitely try a late October misinformation stunt Bucky Sep 2020 #10

Most states will be mailing out ballots in mid to late-September. If people send it back in a few Hoyt Sep 2020 #11

Those fuckers got something up their sleeve, I just know it... Blue Owl Sep 2020 #12

+1 2naSalit Sep 2020 #15

From Roy Cohn to Roger Stone to LuvNewcastle Sep 2020 #13

More difficult to hack mail in because they are paper ballots Dream Girl Sep 2020 #16