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Smarmie Doofus

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15. Don't like the idea itself but I applaud you for thinking about the problem.

Reply to Melurkyoulongtime (Original post)

Sat Jan 30, 2016, 10:31 AM

Jan 2016

It ( the potential for massive, 21st century, technologically-enhanced voting fraud) is imo, very real.

Frankly, I think there's an easier way: take the computers OUT of it altogether and go back to paper and pencil ballot, followed by an open, public hand count.

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Ensure Your Vote Counts [View all] Melurkyoulongtime Sep 2015 OP

Good idea... anything we can do to change this fraud is helpful. SalviaBlue Sep 2015 #1

Thanks! Melurkyoulongtime Sep 2015 #3

Great idea! And I hope readers will kick up this thread whenever it gets low down on the page, Cal33 Sep 2015 #2

K&R Cal33 Sep 2015 #4

In some states this could be illegal (and should be challenged on 1st Amendment grounds) nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #5

Thanks for the link and info Melurkyoulongtime Sep 2015 #6

Hey, by all means, and this stupid law should be challenged on 1st amendment grounds nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #7

I agree it should be challenged Melurkyoulongtime Sep 2015 #9

Nadin in Reply #5 just informed that taking pics. in voting booths is not allowed in some states. Cal33 Sep 2015 #8

LocaL activists have organized themselves onto observer teams nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #10

Am glad that organizations that might be capable of handling the pictures problem are already in Cal33 Sep 2015 #11

I guess more of the red states would be having these laws than the blue ones. And it is Cal33 Sep 2015 #12

Actually everybody does nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #14

K&R Cal33 Sep 2015 #13

Don't like the idea itself but I applaud you for thinking about the problem. Smarmie Doofus Jan 2016 #15

I completely agree with you Melurkyoulongtime Jan 2016 #16