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larkrake

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9. I dont think primaries are a threat to the poweres. It is the General election

Wed Jun 1, 2016, 07:18 PM

Jun 2016

I am questioning

Still, your experience is very interesting

Not everyone has a computer to vote with and I would be suspect of any computer provided for that duty. The elderly, blind, ect do not have the knowledge to use one, they even fear them and the same folk dont have nor can afford a smartphone. I think mailing is their option

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In the GE, do our votes get counted? [View all] larkrake Jun 2016 OP

Here in WA, we can check on votes without a login scscholar Jun 2016 #1

Oh my God larkrake Jun 2016 #2

Where do we check that? I hadn't heard of that and would like to check. Thanks. uppityperson Jun 2016 #7

You won't get a reply. former9thward Jun 2016 #10

Yet I got a reply, same time post as your snarky one uppityperson Jun 2016 #15

Its BS. former9thward Jun 2016 #23

They come out of the woodwork, Up, just to piss on discussion larkrake Jun 2016 #30

she got a valid reply larkrake Jun 2016 #16

Valid in a CT eyes but not anyone else. former9thward Jun 2016 #24

If you're in King County.... scscholar Jun 2016 #11

Thank you for your prompt reply. uppityperson Jun 2016 #22

All I needed was Zip Code, DOB, and my street number (not street name) to check..... Brother Buzz Jun 2016 #21

I live in Ohio... RazBerryBeret Jun 2016 #3

I get that sinking feeling too larkrake Jun 2016 #4

I have read, and I don't know if this is true or not, but... NV Whino Jun 2016 #5

I dont think primaries are a threat to the poweres. It is the General election larkrake Jun 2016 #9

Yeah, I'm not advocating voting by computer. NV Whino Jun 2016 #17

All votes are counted. former9thward Jun 2016 #13

In this scenario, mail in would be counted as they come in of coarse larkrake Jun 2016 #18

Your second question answers your first one jberryhill Jun 2016 #6

How so? Unless the receiving end is what is rigged? larkrake Jun 2016 #12

What do you mean by "the receiving end"? jberryhill Jun 2016 #25

we have state tallys now, but National race votes would go to one destination, states are bypassed larkrake Jun 2016 #33

No.nt 7wo7rees Jun 2016 #8

Volunteer and work an election day for your County's Board of Elections. FSogol Jun 2016 #14

that is comforting- are you saying they do a hand count after the machine tallys? larkrake Jun 2016 #19

First time I worked there, it kept a mechanical tally and the votes from each FSogol Jun 2016 #26

Thank you for that. larkrake Jun 2016 #34

State. n/t FSogol Jun 2016 #43

Every election this question comes up... TreasonousBastard Jun 2016 #20

Voting is covered under state law as they pay for it....there federal guidelines beachbumbob Jun 2016 #27

Hypothetical. moondust Jun 2016 #28

hypothetical, yes, but voiced often A national vote would eliminate that kind of interference larkrake Jun 2016 #35

I'd love to see moondust Jun 2016 #38

No it is just a question at this point larkrake Jun 2016 #40

In California, I use paper ballots that are scanned in to a tabulator. What to you consider counted? Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #29

I assume that tabulator is a computer? I dont think Calif is corrupted, any blue state is probably larkrake Jun 2016 #36

They didn't in 2000 in Florida. That's for damn sure. nt valerief Jun 2016 #31

"Secondly, why is there not a national voting process instead of state to state variences? " dumbcat Jun 2016 #32

Its been many many years since I read that, but it is a national race and no-one should be larkrake Jun 2016 #37

Start your amendment process, and dumbcat Jun 2016 #39

are you one of those "cant do it" persons? larkrake Jun 2016 #41

Sometimes dumbcat Jun 2016 #44

Are you essentially asking "why do we have an electoral college rather than popular vote"? metalbot Jun 2016 #45

that makes sense, thanx larkrake Jun 2016 #46

Depends on the state and localities. roamer65 Jun 2016 #42