Oregon's Voting method should be done nationwide!

[sherlocksistah]

246. Wow, 245 replies to this post!

it's not like I'm new to DU, been lurking for years being the solid Dem that I have been for so many years, this is such a surprise to me that so many do NOT know and/or object to this system of voting in our state. Before the mail in ballots were initiated back in 1998, I didn't vote often. Since then I've voted in every single election - straight Democratic ticket! Methinks that can be said for a host of Dems at least in this state that goes blue in nearly every election - no tampering allowed!

Oregon's mail in voting has a solid paper trail, every ballot is kept, scanned and can be located with a click of a computer. According to Ballotpedia, that's not the case in many states. Here's a quote from the link and please do read or at least look at the number of states who have no verifiable way to count votes. It's never been more important than it is now for us to be aware of how our votes are counted.

Issues

"Critics contend that the voting machines in use today are too old and may threaten the integrity of the voting process. According to an October 2015 study by the Brennan Center for Justice, 43 states were expected to use voting equipment that would be over 10 years old in the 2016 election cycle. The report claimed that replacement parts are difficult to find for these machines because of their age, and that while elections officials in 31 states stated a desire to purchase new machines, 22 of them also said they "did not know where they would get the money to pay for them." According to election watchdog groups, these outdated machines and the inability to replace or fix them make it harder for election officials to administer elections.[2]"

https://ballotpedia.org/Voting_methods_and_equipment_by_state

My gosh kids, let's make our votes count one way or another and pray this election will not be stolen by anyone, period. End of story!!