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The Velveteen Ocelot

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11. Depends on how the state tracks them. They can't tell you whether
Wed Nov 4, 2020, 08:29 AM
Nov 2020

your vote went to a particular candidate because the ballots are anonymous by the time they get to the tabulator, but they should be able to tell you whether it was accepted (not just physically received) and counted.

They can hack the machines too. There isn't a cheatproof voting method. apcalc Nov 2020 #1
I know. rownesheck Nov 2020 #4
It's in the vote counting machine programming. That's what nobody is allowed to BComplex Nov 2020 #23
Paper ballots, no machines at all. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #5
yes, there actually is, both my other nations use it to great effect, all paper ballots,hand counted Celerity Nov 2020 #32
I voted absentee only because of covid, will go back to the old way The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #2
Hey Bigredhunk Nov 2020 #8
Depends on how the state tracks them. They can't tell you whether The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #11
TY Bigredhunk Nov 2020 #29
Because the people who work DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #14
But the people in charge of programming the central tabulators can change votes BComplex Nov 2020 #24
we have ballottrax and it told me when mine was accepted dsc Nov 2020 #25
TY Bigredhunk Nov 2020 #30
Aren't mail in ballots what are helping close the gap? crimycarny Nov 2020 #3
well the argument would be there wouldn't BE a gap qazplm135 Nov 2020 #9
What difference would that make if voting machines can be hacked? crimycarny Nov 2020 #12
if they could be hacked qazplm135 Nov 2020 #18
Because they can't hack into enough machines to overcome the mail-in ballots? crimycarny Nov 2020 #21
I think it's more likely qazplm135 Nov 2020 #22
Just saw an old news story on how easy it is to flip votes on Diebold crimycarny Nov 2020 #34
As long as those ballots are hand counted, it's "traceable". It's the BComplex Nov 2020 #27
Yes, that's how Rove stole Ohio crimycarny Nov 2020 #39
I don't understand it, either. I really hope that there are investigations BComplex Nov 2020 #41
Yeah, That's what I did too. TigressDem Nov 2020 #6
I'm on the "vote by mail" list, but I hand-delivered my ballot. It was verified two-days later. sweetloukillbot Nov 2020 #7
Me too. And I agree that's best. apcalc Nov 2020 #13
Ivanka imported electronic voting machines from China. secondwind Nov 2020 #10
JMHO, but all the talk about early voting and mailed DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #15
I get an Absentee ballot but I turn it in at the polling place in person. nt Raine Nov 2020 #16
I look to see if TX allows that. rownesheck Nov 2020 #17
I'm in California and you can get one without a reason and sign up Raine Nov 2020 #19
If you're going to do mail-in voting do it like Arizona & Oregon JonLP24 Nov 2020 #20
Voting should be paper ballot only. marie999 Nov 2020 #26
I totally agree. Paper ballots, fine if machines count them the first time, but they all need to be BComplex Nov 2020 #31
This +1000 crimycarny Nov 2020 #36
My ballot was received and then processed on October 26th Bengus81 Nov 2020 #28
But someone might have BComplex Nov 2020 #33
If you buy into a vote hacking conspiracy theory, your election day ballot is just as vulnerable. brooklynite Nov 2020 #37
There is, and has been, evidence that this has been happening for 20 years. BComplex Nov 2020 #38
"it was shown that russia got into the voting machines in Florida." brooklynite Nov 2020 #45
Then what...quickly change it back for a Republican voter, then back for a Dem voter? Bengus81 Nov 2020 #46
You have no evidence that early voting was tampered with. Stop scaring people. brooklynite Nov 2020 #35
True, the OP has no evidence of that, BUT mtnsnake Nov 2020 #40
I am so tired of all the conspiracy theories. LisaL Nov 2020 #42
I've lived in suburban Connecticut my entire life NewJeffCT Nov 2020 #43
The Dems spent months saying how corrupt Rice4VP Nov 2020 #44
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