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In reply to the discussion: Germany hand counts their ballots, results in quickly [View all]LeftInTX
(34,317 posts)41. In my county, the precinct is determined by the ballot, not the location where it is cast.
You check in to any one of early voting sites or election day sites. You are then issued a ballot for your precinct. You don't need to vote in your precinct.
The USB sent to the elections dept will have voting from hundreds of precincts on it.
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Can't happen here. Musk and the tech billionaires can't rig elections with hand count ballots.
Irish_Dem
Feb 2025
#5
They counted primary ballots by hand. Now a Texas county Republican party says they found errors.
LeftInTX
Feb 2025
#20
Election conspiracy theories fueled a push to hand-count votes, but doing so is risky and slow
LeftInTX
Feb 2025
#21
In my county, the precinct is determined by the ballot, not the location where it is cast.
LeftInTX
Feb 2025
#41
Article I of the Constitution gave the states the responsibility of overseeing the elections
Ocelot II
Feb 2025
#44
The fact that the population of Germany is about 1/4 that of the US might be a factor....
Sogo
Feb 2025
#13
Ballots get counted at the precinct level, how big the entire country is has no barring
questionseverything
Feb 2025
#15
When Georgia's ballots were recounted many thousands of ballots were found
questionseverything
Feb 2025
#16
Whatever you want to call it, the first released totals were incorrect
questionseverything
Feb 2025
#29
Exactly. Our county would likely need to employ 50,000 people to accurately count votes!
LeftInTX
Feb 2025
#27
Gerrymandering doesn't matter for US presidential and Senate elections, either. n/t
Igel
Feb 2025
#45
Germany must desire fair elections. If our politicians really wanted fair elections, we would have them.
Magoo48
Feb 2025
#25