2016 Postmortem

peace13

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39. In Ohio you can walk into the BOE and vote, weeks before Election Day.

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 02:18 AM

Jun 2016

It is done on paper and put in an envelope and then into the box. If a person walks in off the street to drop off their paper ballot they are told to put it in the same box. At the end of the day the BOE has no official count of how many ballots are in that box. This happens times eighty eight counties across the state. It seems that there would be a better system to make the BOE accountable for each ballot.

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The UK has counted over 27 million ballots in a matter of hours? [View all] Barack_America Jun 2016 OP

Damn. We are horrible in our elections by comparison. yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #1

Yep. Perfect example of how messed up our electoral process is. HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #2

This. CA doesn't want to count those votes scscholar Jun 2016 #60

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #72

YES! Isn't it fucking amazing that if a country really, really wants... Raster Jun 2016 #3

Most appropriate use of the word 'Balderdash' I've seen in quite some time HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #5

Agreed. jillan Jun 2016 #4

Yum... sheshe2 Jun 2016 #6

Here HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #9

Thanks for that....Herb sheshe2 Jun 2016 #14

Switch CA to paper ballots and you'll have your comparison. Barack_America Jun 2016 #46

Most California ballots were mail in, paper ballots CreekDog Jun 2016 #47

What? Spacedog1973 Jun 2016 #70

they are in one time zone, so its quick swhisper1 Jun 2016 #7

Meanwhile, in California...n/t HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #8

our electoral system really sucks, doesnt it? swhisper1 Jun 2016 #11

Yep. HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #12

also they only had one issue, yes or no still_one Jun 2016 #37

To be fair, they have far fewer voters than we do KingFlorez Jun 2016 #10

Meanwhile, in California... :P HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #13

Exactly NWCorona Jun 2016 #16

No not exactly, be you are the constutional right to say something wrong and uninformed CreekDog Jun 2016 #48

You already said that upthread KingFlorez Jun 2016 #17

I thought it warranted repeating HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #18

meanwhile ...it was a YES/NO question...not a multi-candidate , multi-party, initiative laden ballot pkdu Jun 2016 #27

Time to count votes should increase only logarithmically with population ... eppur_se_muova Jun 2016 #29

And only one item on the ballot...that makes it much easier. nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #32

They have the vote in one single day... Bohemianwriter Jun 2016 #42

Stop it philosslayer Jun 2016 #64

I was thinking the same thing CanonRay Jun 2016 #15

Where are the comparisson stats for the the US? sheshe2 Jun 2016 #19

Go find it. HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #20

Your OP. sheshe2 Jun 2016 #21

Don't be lazy. Go out and do your own research. HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #22

Lol! sheshe2 Jun 2016 #25

Yep - lets compare a "Yes/No" vote in a country with 30 million voters with a muti-candidate , multi pkdu Jun 2016 #30

;) sheshe2 Jun 2016 #31

Exactly!! nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #33

How do you equate 30 million paper ballots to 150+ million computer ballots? Barack_America Jun 2016 #45

Don't forget there are different ballots. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #56

google is your friend. n/t RazBerryBeret Jun 2016 #53

The US has 180,000 precincts across 50 states, and each state has different NYC Liberal Jun 2016 #23

Thank you for supporting the OP's point HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #24

They didn't. sheshe2 Jun 2016 #26

The Brexit election had only one issue on the ballot Retrograde Jun 2016 #28

6 if you were given the one without the Presidential contest! peace13 Jun 2016 #34

It depends when they were mailed in. still_one Jun 2016 #38

How one large CA county counts votes Retrograde Jun 2016 #49

Yes, from what I have read.. peace13 Jun 2016 #50

You seem to think this is a bug in our system Moliere Jun 2016 #35

I know, right! Some people just like to continue pretending it's anything esle but that. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2016 #36

In Ohio you can walk into the BOE and vote, weeks before Election Day. peace13 Jun 2016 #39

That seems odd there is no accounting of when a person's ballot arrived. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #58

This would be if you walked your mail in ballot into the BOE. peace13 Jun 2016 #61

They should make sure all ballots are accounted. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #62

I'm sure that they are marked. I have never used an absentee ballot, as they are called in Ohio. peace13 Jun 2016 #69

It's a series of epic failures of our system... Orsino Jun 2016 #55

Are they stll counting the votes in California? Bohemianwriter Jun 2016 #40

Maybe we should have our federal government run national elections, too, instead of leaving them to MADem Jun 2016 #41

In November we'll count a shitload more than that in one night realmirage Jun 2016 #43

Votes are counted in parallel in every precinct/county. DetlefK Jun 2016 #44

Impressive. nt 7wo7rees Jun 2016 #51

Happens several times a day at horse racing tracks around the country jberryhill Jun 2016 #52

It is not the same as here. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #54

They were counting YES OR NO, that's it obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #57

Ah, the difference between a singular nation with one main design Blue_Adept Jun 2016 #59

Sorry my state is boring you. Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #63

Amazing, isn't it? tabasco Jun 2016 #65

simpler ballot BlueStateLib Jun 2016 #66

Does the UK allow providional ballots that have to be validated? brooklynite Jun 2016 #67

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Much Smaller Country Night Watchman Jun 2016 #68

Each state counts their own so size is similar. hobbit709 Jun 2016 #71

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