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10. K & R

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Nov 9, 2017, 08:17 AM

Nov 2017

Hope a majority of voters start demanding paper ballots.

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The Real Winner in Virginia Last Night - Paper Ballots [View all] babylonsister Nov 2017 OP

I agree...next ALL mail in ballots like my state of Wash.. samnsara Nov 2017 #1

Not a fan concreteblue Nov 2017 #6

I've gone that route before but always wondered about WHO opens and looks at the vote Bengus81 Nov 2017 #15

I've heard that here in CA the mail in ballots are the last ones to be counted Merlot Nov 2017 #21

yeah and the people in the back of the plane arrive later than the people in the front. unblock Nov 2017 #27

Not talking about the order of the votes being counted - duh Merlot Nov 2017 #33

they're always counted when they matter. unblock Nov 2017 #36

That's absentee ballots. It's different when it's everyone in the state IronLionZion Nov 2017 #28

Good to know. Merlot Nov 2017 #34

Here in Oregon, the public can observe the opening/counting Qutzupalotl Nov 2017 #39

Yes they can get lost in the mail but you can drop them off directly at the registrar of voters OregonBlue Nov 2017 #38

Tell me...how do you know your ballot was counted? brooklynite Nov 2017 #45

There's a tracking system. cemaphonic Nov 2017 #52

Hopefully we will see some analysis of how the voting changed in relation to machine changes. L. Coyote Nov 2017 #2

I agree, hmmmm, freaking interesting. Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #11

IKR !?!!? uponit7771 Nov 2017 #41

Or the party out of power where the president is at sub 40% approval mythology Nov 2017 #43

That's the way my county votes I encourage everyone to push for this blueinredohio Nov 2017 #3

Virginia has paper ballots only because it had a Democratic governor. Hortensis Nov 2017 #4

We're going to be experiencing record attempts at voter suppression for sure. Ligyron Nov 2017 #8

Agreed BoneyardDem Nov 2017 #44

For sure. And that's only one technique of election theft. Hortensis Nov 2017 #54

+1,000,000 Botany Nov 2017 #5

Yes. Awesome. Didn't know this. And now to work on dismantling gerrymandering Roland99 Nov 2017 #7

This election guarantees Democrats a seat at the table for VA redistricting crazycatlady Nov 2017 #19

Oh I hope this is a harbinger of change! Roland99 Nov 2017 #22

I do too crazycatlady Nov 2017 #25

Thanks. Are they fighting in WI and NC right now? Roland99 Nov 2017 #26

Not sure crazycatlady Nov 2017 #29

Amen to that! kentuck Nov 2017 #9

K & R democrank Nov 2017 #10

Good news! mia Nov 2017 #12

K&R! G_j Nov 2017 #13

There is a reason most EU countries don't allow electronic voting dalton99a Nov 2017 #14

K&R. This, to me, is as important as the gerrymandering issue. Iowa has bullwinkle428 Nov 2017 #16

Yep, and not just because of the tampering/hacking potential. GoCubsGo Nov 2017 #17

We chose the paper ballot Left-over Nov 2017 #18

"Still" using paper (by optical scanner) ballots in our district, even as several generations FailureToCommunicate Nov 2017 #20

We use paper ballots in my state, and we get them early. PatrickforO Nov 2017 #23

absolutely 100% for paper ballots bluestarone Nov 2017 #24

Credit to Gov. McAuliffe underpants Nov 2017 #30

+1 rogue emissary Nov 2017 #40

Thank you! This is so important FakeNoose Nov 2017 #31

Funny how it seems polls and results seem to be a lot closer Amimnoch Nov 2017 #32

interesting article but a lot of bold lettering in this article AllaN01Bear Nov 2017 #35

Rachel Maddow sum's it beautifully.............all the way up to 24 minute mark turbinetree Nov 2017 #37

This is SO incredibly important RandomAccess Nov 2017 #42

the theft in georigia special election is on going questionseverything Nov 2017 #47

Yes, that's one of the elections I know in my heart RandomAccess Nov 2017 #49

there was a court order in ga to preserve that hard drive questionseverything Nov 2017 #50

Wow. Great. RandomAccess Nov 2017 #55

court order might be wrong term but "preservation obligation" has legal weight questionseverything Nov 2017 #57

did hc really lose? questionseverything Nov 2017 #48

I had breakfast with Jason Kander yesterday... brooklynite Nov 2017 #46

The Democratic Party Doesn't Care SoCalMusicLover Nov 2017 #51

Kick! Because this is important KelleyKramer Nov 2017 #53

I wonder if the blue counties of Georgia can opt out of the machines? ecstatic Nov 2017 #56