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48. I agree. But you do understand that states run elections and we have no power to

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Sat Jul 1, 2017, 07:25 PM

Jul 2017

do this except in our own states.

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It's time to go back to paper election ballots throughout the United States. [View all] UCmeNdc Jul 2017 OP

Never understood why we stopped in the first place. Laffy Kat Jul 2017 #1

Because the Reeps got in power .. ananda Jul 2017 #16

Exactly. Amaryllis Jul 2017 #19

Yep. HAVA was a scam. nt Susan Calvin Jul 2017 #37

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2017 #60

because democrats ignore rw radio and they continued the "hanging chad" success certainot Jul 2017 #21

Really simple. SCVDem Jul 2017 #33

Yup. If they won't even look at them in the states they are sure were hacked into, we don't want to shraby Jul 2017 #2

There is a reason most EU countries don't allow electronic voting dalton99a Jul 2017 #3

Long past time Hekate Jul 2017 #4

When I was a kid, I watched my parents vote on a giant mechanical machine unblock Jul 2017 #5

My first vote cast for President Carter was on one of those machines. That's were the Purveyor Jul 2017 #10

Read an article about how the lever machines were rigged in the early years. Jim Beard Jul 2017 #36

I think if we could get a powerful group like League of Women Voters and AARP to start making noise. CurtEastPoint Jul 2017 #6

Thanks Kurt saidsimplesimon Jul 2017 #15

wash state has them.. we mail them in as well. no polling places... samnsara Jul 2017 #7

This system should go nationwide but it is up to the individual States to set their own Purveyor Jul 2017 #11

Oregon too. It rocks. R's hate it because it makes it MUCH easier for people to vote. flibbitygiblets Jul 2017 #44

Oregon ballots are counted electronically. former9thward Jul 2017 #58

Actually I did. They also verify signatures, and in case of audit there's a paper trail. flibbitygiblets Jul 2017 #66

It is clearly time for a change of direction. UCmeNdc Jul 2017 #8

Yes absolutely FakeNoose Jul 2017 #9

We need to repeat, over and over: "ALL elections must be with paper ballots and MUST be audited" JoeOtterbein Jul 2017 #12

Screw the MSM, each one trying to be the first to call the elections. oasis Jul 2017 #13

We could have paper ballots with preliminary results from optical scans csziggy Jul 2017 #22

Excellent point(s). oasis Jul 2017 #57

And hand-counting . . . OldRedneck Jul 2017 #34

For how ever long it takes. nt oasis Jul 2017 #59

+1 TexasBushwhacker Jul 2017 #54

Electronic Machines are saidsimplesimon Jul 2017 #14

Yes! If California leads the way other states will quickly follow. McCamy Taylor Jul 2017 #17

not in my precinct bluecollar2 Jul 2017 #41

Machines are not the problem it is the lack of voters. CK_John Jul 2017 #18

The lack of voters may be partially a result of unreliable voting machines csziggy Jul 2017 #23

It's BEEN time, for YEARS, but elleng Jul 2017 #20

Yes, Yes, Yes blue-wave Jul 2017 #24

No no no Egnever Jul 2017 #31

They would then move on to some other conspiracy theory mythology Jul 2017 #47

Paper Ballots Campaign Lonestarblue Jul 2017 #25

No just no Egnever Jul 2017 #29

Do you even know how your state counts votes? OldRedneck Jul 2017 #32

Yes, I do. Lonestarblue Jul 2017 #46

My county used paper ballots that are scanned and stored. Blue_true Jul 2017 #26

I vote is not valid unless it can be recounted. A paper ballot would assure it could be recounted. The Wielding Truth Jul 2017 #27

Fuck that Egnever Jul 2017 #28

How will we count paper ballots? OldRedneck Jul 2017 #30

Thank you! Egnever Jul 2017 #35

Paper receipt + digital count Nasruddin Jul 2017 #38

paper receipts are worthless. they will never see the light of day 99.999% of the time. nt TheFrenchRazor Jul 2017 #40

The only time they would be needed is if there is some suspicion of vote fraud. Egnever Jul 2017 #53

"suspicion" doesn't get you a state-wide hand/eye recount, does it? explain how you would obtain a TheFrenchRazor Jul 2017 #61

No basis in fact? Egnever Jul 2017 #64

Are the votes tallied at each precinct? retread Jul 2017 #45

absolutely. all paper ballots, all hand counted. nt TheFrenchRazor Jul 2017 #39

Repulsives tiptonic Jul 2017 #42

Need to find a place to lay a bet. THE bet. boat-tail Jul 2017 #43

I agree. But you do understand that states run elections and we have no power to Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #48

The electronic voting machine experiment was an epic fail. Initech Jul 2017 #49

would it be possible to do something like thinkingagain Jul 2017 #50

Paper ballots are verifiable liberal N proud Jul 2017 #51

Or you can have machines like we do in Nevada Egnever Jul 2017 #52

Had those in Ohio liberal N proud Jul 2017 #55

not here Egnever Jul 2017 #56

how can you prove that the "official" result accurately reflects the paper receipts? you can't, beca TheFrenchRazor Jul 2017 #62

Sounds pretty easy to fix Egnever Jul 2017 #63

i'm guessing a good hacker could easily deal with the audit function; there has to be some code that TheFrenchRazor Jul 2017 #67

+1000! colsohlibgal Jul 2017 #65