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dlk

(13,235 posts) Tue Nov 7, 2017, 10:34 PM Nov 2017

Was It The Paper Ballots in Virginia? [View all]

Interestingly, tonight's Democratic victories were won with paper ballots. The electronic machines have too many weaknesses and urgently need to be replaced, the sooner the better!

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Was It The Paper Ballots in Virginia? [View all] dlk Nov 2017 OP

i just started a thread on the same topic. drray23 Nov 2017 #1

Right and the MSM and polsters accept that without much questioning uponit7771 Nov 2017 #7

Yes, This Issue Needs All of the Attention We Can Give It dlk Nov 2017 #8

Couldn't have hurt... Wounded Bear Nov 2017 #2

Anyone know the events that led to the VA courts to demand the return to paper? Squinch Nov 2017 #3

In part what happened in 2016 (hacking) and to have a paper trail... PunkinPi Nov 2017 #11

I know WHY it was done. I'm trying to figure out HOW it was done. I want to push for Squinch Nov 2017 #15

In my county near Richmond, we've always had paper ballots that go thru a Nay Nov 2017 #4

Yes uponit7771 Nov 2017 #5

thinkin that and the felon pardons. mopinko Nov 2017 #6

Optical scanners that save a locked paper ballot. Blue_true Nov 2017 #9

Turnout turnout turnout onenote Nov 2017 #13

K & R LiberalLovinLug Nov 2017 #10

Interestingly, we also won in NJ which uses electronic machines brooklynite Nov 2017 #12

Yep. And we've won most of the statewide races (president, senate, governor) in Virginia since 2001 onenote Nov 2017 #14

In Loudoun we've had paper-only for several years, and we've gone mostly blue. lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #16