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politicaljunkie41910

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12. I live in California and that ballot looked just like mine. I deposited my own ballot in the box
Sat Jun 18, 2016, 09:27 PM
Jun 2016

but the box contained only a slot in it, but it did not read the ballot at the time that it was input into the slot. The box also has a lock on it. My neighbors have worked as poll workers previously because the polling station used to be in our development and when they did, it was the same procedure. Everyone put their own ballot in the box which had a lock on it. There is nothing on the slot that reads the ballot at the time that you drop it in. And there was nothing within the slot capable of reading the ballot. It is my understanding that the ballots are not even counted there at the local polling place. They are picked up and taken to a another facility. Our ballot is probably what they call the Optic scanned although it's not scanned on site at the polling place.. We use this little tool that when you press it down it makes a black spot on your ballot.

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Damn, does not seem to matter how the votes are counted there seems to be a Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #1
I live in California and that ballot looked just like mine. I deposited my own ballot in the box politicaljunkie41910 Jun 2016 #12
Either the scanner works but with using scanners there can be errors, I don't know how Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #14
A hand count of what ballots exactly? Agschmid Jun 2016 #2
According to Ballotpedia, Calif uses paper ballots and DREs (machines) with paper trails. ucrdem Jun 2016 #4
My comment was a bit more "global" but yes there is some paper trail... Agschmid Jun 2016 #5
It looks like a failed attempt at documenting "corruption." ucrdem Jun 2016 #6
Well you can always accuse fraud, even if it didn't happen. Agschmid Jun 2016 #7
#come and see the violence inherent in the system ucrdem Jun 2016 #8
Sorry can't tonight going to a show! Agschmid Jun 2016 #9
Well he got his Bernie vote so what's the problem? ucrdem Jun 2016 #3
The video says California NWCorona Jun 2016 #16
The same thing happened to a coworker that worked the polls that day. Live and Learn Jun 2016 #10
So a massive conspiracy finds a way to rig voting machines nationwide... brooklynite Jun 2016 #11
Maybe they mistakenly hired Guccifer to hack the machines. randome Jun 2016 #21
The guy whose campaign theme is that "it's all rigged" isn't complaining about losing CA. Bleacher Creature Jun 2016 #13
You're right. ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #15
He's doing that so you'll keep sending $27. CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #19
I'll be sending $27 ThinkCritically Jun 2016 #22
I really am sick of your conspriacy theory nonsense. -nt- Lord Magus Jun 2016 #17
Ok then, maybe you can explain what happened with his ballot, and why it was "no big deal"??? reformist2 Jun 2016 #18
Isn't that evidence in having a camera in a polling place? FSogol Jun 2016 #20
I can't tell what's going on... KK9 Jun 2016 #23
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