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madamesilverspurs

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1. Accuracy matters more than speed.

Reply to diva77 (Original post)

Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:36 AM

Jun 2017

Family member who happened to be an upper-level software product manager told me twenty years ago that hand counting of ballots is the only way to absolutely assure vote integrity. She hasn’t changed her mind since then.

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HAND COUNTED PAPER BALLOTS for yesterday's election in UK [View all] diva77 Jun 2017 OP

Accuracy matters more than speed. madamesilverspurs Jun 2017 #1

Absolutely! I agree with her 100%. diva77 Jun 2017 #2

THIS is how a Democracy that wants to stay a Democracy counts its votes stuffmatters Jun 2017 #3

I Thought Putin Counted The Votes All-In Jun 2017 #4

Slate -- Was Nixon Robbed? The legend of the stolen 1960 presidential election. Hoyt Jun 2017 #5

Are we Americans just more felonious than, say, Canadians. TexasProgresive Jun 2017 #6

Sometimes I think Americans are more accepting of conspiracy theories and don't believe it when Hoyt Jun 2017 #12

final/certified vote tally currently takes weeks anyway diva77 Jun 2017 #13

Similar in Germany. DetlefK Jun 2017 #7

I might add Ezior Jun 2017 #8

Similar in Spain. July Jun 2017 #9

very interesting & important hearing how it is done in other countries diva77 Jun 2017 #17

I agree and... Louis1895 Jun 2017 #26

The only way to go. I don't care how slow. nt oasis Jun 2017 #10

The tyranny of instant gratification is destructive of democracy. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #11

definitely out of whack diva77 Jun 2017 #23

they vote for one thing - electing a member to parliament. much simpler than US ballots. nt msongs Jun 2017 #14

True, some ballots are more complex than others. Votes can still be handcounted, nonetheless. diva77 Jun 2017 #18

exactly this is what we should do bdamomma Jun 2017 #15

"hanging" chads -- a fabricated crisis caused by purposely switching to wrong card stock diva77 Jun 2017 #16

it's Friday afternoon bdamomma Jun 2017 #19

yep! and...it's more fun to float than hang!!! diva77 Jun 2017 #20

And recountability. moondust Jun 2017 #21

Remember back to last June Retrograde Jun 2017 #22

I think the impatience is corporate driven (see my post #23 above) diva77 Jun 2017 #24

Fuck the talking heads. moondust Jun 2017 #25

I want Citizens United overturned and only hand ballots! Nevermypresident Jun 2017 #27

A whole lot more people are going to have to get involved before that happens here. CrispyQ Jun 2017 #28

Go back to paper!! healthnut7 Jun 2017 #29