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Kelvin Mace

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30. Have you ever worked a precinct
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 04:33 PM
Nov 2015

as a volunteer or observer? Have you ever read your local election laws? Are you familiar with the anti-fraud procedures in your county? Have you sat in on a recount? Have worked with computer scientist evaluating voting machine code? Have you helped draft laws to guard against electronic vote tampering? Have you listened to a few hundred hours of testimony at public hearings on electronic voting? Have you spoken with voting machine vendors, local/state election officials, party officials about the issue?

I hear a lot of theories about how simple it is to rig voting machines from folks who have never really worked in any of these areas. It is not as simple as some people claim, and believe it or not, a lot of election officials and volunteers take the sanctity of the election process with the utmost seriousness.

I live in a state where a billionaire (Art Pope) bought the government (NC). He did it the old fashioned way, with money spent to suppress votes and gerrymander the districts so that seats were guaranteed. I can tell you he definitely didn't do it by rigging the voting machines.

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Kentucky Governor Election Very Suspicious. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Nov 2015 OP
I heard about a 16 point swing vs the polls. Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #1
Even more damning HassleCat Nov 2015 #4
Not necessarily - he was a very uninspiring candidate. jeff47 Nov 2015 #9
Sure, uh huh davekriss Nov 2015 #37
In statewide offices Kelvin Mace Nov 2015 #13
They have gotten very good..... MaeScott Nov 2015 #16
Changes in society are gradually making polling less and less accurate. jeff47 Nov 2015 #7
The polling averages: Dawson Leery Nov 2015 #2
There are four kinds of polls Kelvin Mace Nov 2015 #10
they were wrong with Grimes also. still_one Nov 2015 #14
I am not familiar with KY politics------what makes you feel that way? virgogal Nov 2015 #3
The answer is simple Kelvin Mace Nov 2015 #5
Not So Sure About That. We Are In A New Era Of Corruption. TheMastersNemesis Nov 2015 #6
Depsite what some folks believe Kelvin Mace Nov 2015 #12
Depends on what the election fraud is. Rex Nov 2015 #17
While voting machines without a paper trail Kelvin Mace Nov 2015 #23
To cover all bases. They do this knowing it is against the law. Since nothing happens Rex Nov 2015 #27
Have you ever worked a precinct Kelvin Mace Nov 2015 #30
So because of X, Y cannot happen. Rex Nov 2015 #31
Diebold doesn't sell voting machines any more Kelvin Mace Nov 2015 #33
Wrong they are now called Premier/Diebold/Accuvote. Rex Nov 2015 #34
Diebold doesn't own the company any more Kelvin Mace Nov 2015 #35
NP. Just to let you know Texas loves accuvoting. Rex Nov 2015 #36
When the department of defensed can be hacked and it has happened Stargazer99 Nov 2015 #20
Did I say it was imposssible Kelvin Mace Nov 2015 #22
Actually it would be a snap for any skilled programmer hifiguy Nov 2015 #25
It is really easy to do, most people think it is rocket science. Rex Nov 2015 #28
As someone who has worked this issue for about a decade Kelvin Mace Nov 2015 #29
I agree. nt MaeScott Nov 2015 #18
So who has the legal standing to contest results? irisblue Nov 2015 #8
Did the teabagger win by 18,181 votes? KamaAina Nov 2015 #11
I said that when I first heard the results. Something smells. If Dems don't demand voting machine kelliekat44 Nov 2015 #15
If large corporations and the defense department can be hacked and they have Stargazer99 Nov 2015 #19
Here's an ad Conway made distancing him from Obama Reter Nov 2015 #21
of course they're going to do it in 2016 notadmblnd Nov 2015 #24
Low turnout + Paucity of polls = Wrong predictions DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #26
off year/religious nut bag effect. kim davis district. DEMOCKACY! pansypoo53219 Nov 2015 #32
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