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eppur_se_muova

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20. When I was in MD, I saw a sign forbidding cameras, phones, and other electronic devices in the ...

Reply to Qutzupalotl (Original post)

Thu May 16, 2019, 12:24 AM

May 2019

... voting machine area. I was immediately suspicious, as this sounded like a way to suppress coverage of irregularities. When I asked one of the pollworkers, she told me it was because electronic devices might cause interference that affects the machines. Well IF THAT'S TRUE, that seems like a pretty big concern that no one's addressing ! Why should we be voting with machines that are so utterly unreliable that they have to be protected from CELL PHONES ?

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Wyden: Paper ballots are coming [View all] Qutzupalotl May 2019 OP

i bet this is about floriduh. mopinko May 2019 #1

I don't know about all of Florida, but we do have paper ballots here in Broward County. iscooterliberally May 2019 #10

Brevard county and the rest of Central Florida is paper as well. Dr Hobbitstein May 2019 #17

Keeping my fingers crossed. BigmanPigman May 2019 #2

Republicans would be toast if this happens Blue Owl May 2019 #3

I don't know about them losing because here in my red part of Ohio blueinredohio May 2019 #19

Please make it so. Mme. Defarge May 2019 #4

Paper ballots - absolutely! keithbvadu2 May 2019 #5

It's the only way... SergeStorms May 2019 #6

For everyone? Every state? blueinredohio May 2019 #7

It's not clear what he means, Qutzupalotl May 2019 #18

California gets it right! SCVDem May 2019 #8

Let It Be. BlueJac May 2019 #9

for the best info on election security.. Grasswire2 May 2019 #11

Our new machines will be online to the voter lists to get the proper ballot for the voter yellowdogintexas May 2019 #12

Yes! Ron Wyden rocks! calimary May 2019 #13

Paper ballots and vote-by-mail. fierywoman May 2019 #14

I really don't want to see us go back to paper ballots. patphil May 2019 #15

Minnesota uses backup paper ballots and scanners. pazzyanne May 2019 #16

When I was in MD, I saw a sign forbidding cameras, phones, and other electronic devices in the ... eppur_se_muova May 2019 #20