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SoutherDem

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6. I am not disagreeing but what about areas with paperless ballots

Reply to TheWraith (Original post)

Tue Jun 5, 2012, 09:00 PM

Jun 2012

I keep hearing of how those machines are "easy" to fix by simply loading a bogus program, one which no matter how the voters vote it give the result wanted?

Are these just urban tells or is this really a possibility?

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A brief but very important word about election rigging. [View all] TheWraith Jun 2012 OP

That's not brief. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #1

Yeah, you're right. TheWraith Jun 2012 #2

I seem to remember thousands of votes magically appearing in Waukesha County last year Bjorn Against Jun 2012 #3

You might want to check with DUer PeaceNikki. TheWraith Jun 2012 #5

Lots of other people were there as well, many of whom disagree with PeaceNikki Bjorn Against Jun 2012 #10

no other duers were at recount in Waukesha. PeaceNikki Jun 2012 #13

I am not just talking about DUers, there were lots of people reporting on what was happening Bjorn Against Jun 2012 #17

ballots were never ever ever lost. PeaceNikki Jun 2012 #11

My bad memory then. Sorry. nt TheWraith Jun 2012 #12

Just remember - University of Indiana found it was harder to rig a Vegas slot machine than a touch screen voting machine. Initech Jun 2012 #4

Voting in Wisconsin is almost entirely on paper ballots. nt TheWraith Jun 2012 #7

I am not disagreeing but what about areas with paperless ballots SoutherDem Jun 2012 #6

Most of Wisconsin has paper ballots of one kind or another. TheWraith Jun 2012 #8

all paper, as required by law PeaceNikki Jun 2012 #16

I don't disagree with you but I AM perplexed in how it can be 50 50 with a 119% turn out Drew Richards Jun 2012 #9

I don't think it's that astonishing... Mutiny In Heaven Jun 2012 #14

First off, as far as "119%" goes... TheWraith Jun 2012 #15