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DURHAM D

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37. They also need internet connection back to the county election board.

Reply to rainbow4321 (Reply #30)

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 03:06 PM

Oct 2012

I assume this is usually via phone lines.

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Sandy: No power means no voting machines. No machines means paper ballots shipped in. [View all] DonRedwood Oct 2012 OP

So when rMoney loses Jackpine Radical Oct 2012 #1

How can they ship in ballots that have prop issues? justiceischeap Oct 2012 #2

People still have to get to the polls to fill out these ballots. LisaL Oct 2012 #3

You think they have printed paper ballots? Really? DURHAM D Oct 2012 #4

Not necessary.. SoCalDem Oct 2012 #8

thanks! I was feeling like people thought I was a nut DonRedwood Oct 2012 #10

no...but they may have to make them. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #9

In my county there are 28 different ballot configurations. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #14

Which kinda makes me wonder...have officials STOCKED UP on them? rainbow4321 Oct 2012 #5

So now we have a cage match battle: when God decides what happens in the next week librechik Oct 2012 #6

Don't leave out Mother Nature DonRedwood Oct 2012 #23

you betcha! librechik Oct 2012 #46

NYS already has paper ballots brooklynite Oct 2012 #7

For everybody? (just curious) DonRedwood Oct 2012 #11

Yes, with optical scanners. NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #63

cool. so they just read the paper ballot? DonRedwood Oct 2012 #67

You bubble in the paper ballot with a pencil and then stick it under the scanner NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #68

Or consolidate voting places and ship generators to those few ashling Oct 2012 #12

very true but they'll have a week to work on transportation before voting. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #16

The media pushes speed over accuracy ashling Oct 2012 #41

no power may also mean many folks can't get to the polls.... spanone Oct 2012 #13

It also means no power to run printers for paper ballots. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #17

index card and a pen. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #19

I am curious. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #20

YES, I have voted. Thanks for putting me down, dude. Have you thought of paring down the ballot DonRedwood Oct 2012 #24

These things are controlled locally not federally. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #26

People voted before the machines were invented.... just to point that out too DonRedwood Oct 2012 #25

It took months to prepare those paper ballots. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #27

Virginia law says paper ballots must be used if the machines don't have power DonRedwood Oct 2012 #64

To *use* them, they have to be in stock, on site rainbow4321 Oct 2012 #30

They also need internet connection back to the county election board. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #37

VA law says copy machine copies are OK... DonRedwood Oct 2012 #66

Paper ballotts - hand counting upi402 Oct 2012 #15

TWC had Christie press conf and there was a question about how this will effect voting rainbow4321 Oct 2012 #18

SOS in CT said we will do that if we have to. Jennicut Oct 2012 #21

The optical scan machines we use here have a secure drop box area. LeftyMom Oct 2012 #34

HELLO = NINE DAYS to go!! Coyotl Oct 2012 #22

Not sure what you mean? DonRedwood Oct 2012 #28

EXACTLY!! BlueMan Votes Oct 2012 #31

Ahem...there were parts of NJ that went TEN days with no electricity with Irene rainbow4321 Oct 2012 #32

THANK YOU! With early voting many polls are open for voting on MONDAY...not nine days from now. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #47

I just read that the NY Election laws require a two hour battery in their machines. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #57

You've never worked as a polling place worker, have you? LeftyMom Oct 2012 #29

So just cancel? No voting if your power is out? DonRedwood Oct 2012 #33

In an emergency we put corn nuts in a barrel. Original for Obama, Ranch for Romney. Duh. LeftyMom Oct 2012 #36

LOL DURHAM D Oct 2012 #40

The Secretary of State says paper ballots if power fails-- I'll take her info over yours, thanks. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #49

The polls are open Monday through election day in many of these areas. Seriously. What do they do? DonRedwood Oct 2012 #42

+10000 rainbow4321 Oct 2012 #45

I have no problem with bringing up the topic. But your 'solutions' are riciculous, and you're not LeftyMom Oct 2012 #48

CT Secretary of State: "we could have voters fill out paper ballots" What is your problem?? DonRedwood Oct 2012 #50

Vrginia election law also requires paper ballots if the machines don't have power. quote below DonRedwood Oct 2012 #62

This DURHAM D Oct 2012 #51

Right back atcha DonRedwood Oct 2012 #52

In VIrginia the law says you must use paper ballots if the machines go down. You are wrong. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #59

unprepared poll workers? stillcool Oct 2012 #38

If Deb Fischer said that then she should just AUTOMATICALLY fucking win this. Zalatix Oct 2012 #35

I don't think power outages will be so widespread and so severe that morningfog Oct 2012 #39

Many areas have early voting and are open on MONDAY through election day. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #44

This won't have any significant impact on the outcome of the election. morningfog Oct 2012 #53

VA doesn't have actual early voting obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #56

No, but they have a law that requires paper ballots if the machines run out of batteries DonRedwood Oct 2012 #61

What makes you think people are more trusthworthy than computers? randome Oct 2012 #43

Here is what will really happen. Savannahmann Oct 2012 #54

The solution is simple. Igel Oct 2012 #55

pretty sure they'll have these things called generators.. dionysus Oct 2012 #58

Ballots are set by law -- you cannot change what's on a ballot obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #60

more likely: no power -> no voting machines -> "you can't vote here today" 0rganism Oct 2012 #65

Urban areas will have power restored first Jersey Devil Oct 2012 #69