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annielion

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15. Our voting machines are easily rigged

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 06:23 PM

Dec 2016

Since we vote on privately owned computers with secret programming, we have no idea how the voting machines counted the votes. It is easy to program a voting machines in such a way that your chosen candidate wins. I'm sure this is why Wisconsin and Michigan don't want the ballots to be hand counted.

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Michigan Election Board DENIES Trump Effort to Block Recount [View all] bigtree Dec 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author pnwmom Dec 2016 #1

Yes, they are. LP2K12 Dec 2016 #4

they'll have to decide if it's in their interest to block a recount bigtree Dec 2016 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author pnwmom Dec 2016 #8

How does this square with the Attorney General's emergency suit? Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 #2

old, if you believe the court will actually intervene bigtree Dec 2016 #7

Someone posted here that that Court is 5-2, Republican. If that's true pnwmom Dec 2016 #9

like I said above bigtree Dec 2016 #10

I sure hope you're right this time. I've stopped feeling hopeful. n/t pnwmom Dec 2016 #11

Me too Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 #26

Don't underestimate the likelyhood of Republican Judges to jimlup Dec 2016 #35

this isn't necessarily the last recount they'll preside over bigtree Dec 2016 #36

And if they do, it will be appealed. Coyotl Dec 2016 #39

So what happens if the Supreme court splits 4-4? jimlup Dec 2016 #40

Our (MI's) supreme court has been bought and paid for by the Kock's etherealtruth Dec 2016 #16

Isn't that the truth............................... turbinetree Dec 2016 #18

K&R... spanone Dec 2016 #3

Stall, stall stall until it is too late. pangaia Dec 2016 #6

KnR Hekate Dec 2016 #12

Praise be... nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #13

since when does a Putinist like democracy? TuslaUltra Dec 2016 #14

Our voting machines are easily rigged annielion Dec 2016 #15

the higher number of non-votes is interesting bigtree Dec 2016 #23

I couldn't agree more renate Dec 2016 #29

Firsthand account of the hearing AceIsThePlace Dec 2016 #17

How do you do? Welcome to DU and THANK YOU so much for that detailed report MADem Dec 2016 #19

Thanks AceIsThePlace Dec 2016 #48

Great report, thank you. Starry Messenger Dec 2016 #21

interesting bigtree Dec 2016 #22

Michigan Supreme Court AceIsThePlace Dec 2016 #49

good take, AceIsThePlace bigtree Dec 2016 #54

Thank you for the update! Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 #28

thank you soooooooooo much! renate Dec 2016 #30

Welcome to DU my fellow Michgander ... N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2016 #34

Thank you AceIsThePlace Dec 2016 #50

Love this state also... N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2016 #53

Read that Manafort Generator Dec 2016 #20

R#52 & K n/t UTUSN Dec 2016 #24

Woohoo! Take that you whiney little bitch! lonestarnot Dec 2016 #25

I only wish Stein wasn't sticking Michigan taxpayers with the bill MichMan Dec 2016 #27

priorities enid602 Dec 2016 #31

Killing Medicare will destroy the health care industry. roamer65 Dec 2016 #43

Good and bad news. lark Dec 2016 #32

Haha... trump gets denied. Let him tweet on that.. idiot Cha Dec 2016 #33

Thank you for not capitalizing his idiotic name ailsagirl Dec 2016 #37

I don't take the effort, ever. Cha Dec 2016 #41

Hangin' on ailsagirl Dec 2016 #44

No illusions whatsoever.. I have nightmares. Cha Dec 2016 #45

At least we're the majority ailsagirl Dec 2016 #46

Right.. this is just the relative calm Cha Dec 2016 #47

As predicted, of course. Big news is the hand recount. Coyotl Dec 2016 #38

Hopefully it blocks our EV's from being voted. roamer65 Dec 2016 #42

You want the entire state to get their votes thrown out? MichMan Dec 2016 #51

Never happen and that's certainly not the idea. n/t Coyotl Dec 2016 #52