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TheWraith

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8. Most of Wisconsin has paper ballots of one kind or another.

Reply to SoutherDem (Reply #6)

Tue Jun 5, 2012, 09:03 PM

Jun 2012

As far as purely electronic machines, it depends entirely on the machines. We'd have to know the exact make and model in order to know if there's been any security testing. However, I doubt any of them on the market are quite so easy as that these days.

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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