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JudyM

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12. Rethug administrations get everything organized locally the way they want it. It seems that Dems

Reply to Nevernose (Reply #7)

Tue May 9, 2017, 09:20 AM

May 2017

locally aren't focused much on the mechanics of the election beyond canvassing to get out the vote. That's been my experience with it, anyway. We need to retake more SOS positions as well as state legislatures, pronto. And sit on those who hold those offices to hold them to account.

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Clapper just said our voting equipment should be considered "critical infrastructure" [View all] JudyM May 2017 OP

Then, sadly, it will rust, disintegrate, be defunded Golden Raisin May 2017 #1

I noticed that the French were using paper ballots... kentuck May 2017 #2

Definitely. If we want to make America great again, 1st thing should be state of the art voting JudyM May 2017 #3

Paper ballots are what saved their bacon.... Chakaconcarne May 2017 #4

and yet the dem leadership and many here are are complete denial about the machines. nt TheFrenchRazor May 2017 #8

This +1000. It's very Stepford-like the way they all deny it diva77 May 2017 #9

Here? Since DU practically pioneered the issue of Diebold and black box voting after Bush vs Gore... Hekate May 2017 #10

yeah, there was a good reason why we were hacked on election day. mopinko May 2017 #16

What? Why are many here still trying to demean the older Dems? Since 2000 we have been crying nikibatts May 2017 #13

+1 uponit7771 May 2017 #15

It should be a trumpeted priority that the system needs fixing. JudyM May 2017 #18

DHS was saying that last summer when it came out that Russia had hacked a bunch of Amaryllis May 2017 #5

We could get around that by establishing a minimum standard to be met by each state. JudyM May 2017 #6

This is a damn fine point Nevernose May 2017 #7

Rethug administrations get everything organized locally the way they want it. It seems that Dems JudyM May 2017 #12

I heard an interview with Oregon SOS and he was very concerned that the Feds would Amaryllis May 2017 #17

Paper ballots and paper trail. Please. Hekate May 2017 #11

Absolutely paper ballots! Optical scanner for preliminary results csziggy May 2017 #14

Republicans and oligarchs moondust May 2017 #19