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diva77

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14. So you trust the corporations that are manufacturing computerized voting machine

Reply to loyalsister (Reply #13)

Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:09 PM

Aug 2017

with proprietary, hackable software to allow you to have your vote counted as cast?

Rhode Island used to have a tactile ballot for visually impaired people -- the local elections officials would make them by hand -- they worked perfectly; but with HAVA, they have gotten rid of that beautifully simple system and now use expensive computerized voting machines that, once again, lead to the problem of not being able to trust that a vote is being counted as cast.

I am done with this exchange. Best wishes.

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If we want to take back Congress and local elections in 2018 we have to do this: [View all] diva77 Aug 2017 OP

And you think Republicans will go along with that????? Chasstev365 Aug 2017 #1

I'm not counting on repugs to do the right thing for anything. But with the recent DefCon hacks diva77 Aug 2017 #2

Thank you for the roster! Kick. Squinch Aug 2017 #3

You're welcome!! diva77 Aug 2017 #7

Yes delisen Aug 2017 #4

K n R Amaryllis Aug 2017 #5

We MUST address election vulnerability if we are ever to have a majority again: Amaryllis Aug 2017 #6

Absolutely! ...and glad you added the link to your post about EVERY SYSTEM HACKED at Defcon!! diva77 Aug 2017 #10

people in states with ballot initiatives could try to get this issue on the ballot; i think it may b TheFrenchRazor Aug 2017 #8

Excellent idea and good point regarding the need to circumvent SOS's & state legislatures diva77 Aug 2017 #9

What you propose would take away civil rights from some people loyalsister Aug 2017 #11

Actually, that's a false argument. The so-called voting machines that are supposed to accommodate diva77 Aug 2017 #12

Bullshit loyalsister Aug 2017 #13

So you trust the corporations that are manufacturing computerized voting machine diva77 Aug 2017 #14