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slackmaster

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9. Paper ballots can be forged quite easily, and people have been prosecuted for doing so

Reply to valerief (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 01:23 PM

Jun 2012

I guess no system that preserves voter anonymity could ever satisfy you.

BTW the electronic systems I've used allowed me to see the printed paper records of my votes.

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Wisconsin elections board officially orders recount [View all] kpete Jun 2012 OP

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No. jeff47 Jun 2012 #3

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Are there any truly paperless voting systems in use in Wisconsin? slackmaster Jun 2012 #6

Paper, schmaper. Vote can be recorded one and displayed and printed another way. valerief Jun 2012 #8

Paper ballots can be forged quite easily, and people have been prosecuted for doing so slackmaster Jun 2012 #9

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