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1. American democracy deserves a secure system where citizens can observe vote counting

Reply to garybeck (Original post)

Thu Nov 21, 2024, 03:03 PM

Nov 21

But we don’t have that in most cases.

The letter provides evidence the vote totals could be manipulated, that should be all we need to hand count the paper ballots to check

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Ya really should read this one if you haven't. [View all] garybeck Nov 21 OP

American democracy deserves a secure system where citizens can observe vote counting questionseverything Nov 21 #1

How to contact Biden/Harris about this David Boyle Nov 21 #2

thanks! good info. all calls for a recount are helpful! garybeck Nov 21 #3

There's nothing wrong with verifying accuracy FoxNewsSucks Nov 21 #4

We are keepthemhonestO Nov 21 #5

Hand counted paper ballots are not the most accurate way of counting. summer_in_TX Nov 21 #10

I respectfully keepthemhonestO Nov 21 #18

The elections administrator I mentioned collaborated extensively with computer scientists summer_in_TX Nov 21 #21

I know keepthemhonestO Nov 21 #22

k and r BoRaGard Nov 21 #6

GOP cheats because it's what they do. Kid Berwyn Nov 21 #7

Very conveniently, republicans set it up PatSeg Nov 21 #8

This is being ignored by Biden, Harris and the DoJ. Why? Mr.WeRP Nov 21 #9

how do you know? garybeck Nov 21 #13

Dec 12th comes in less than a month Mr.WeRP Nov 21 #20

I wrote to VP Harris brakester Nov 23 #32

I contacted VP Harris brakester Nov 23 #33

It would take about ten lines of code to change every third Democrat vote to Republican. itys. spike jones Nov 21 #11

Not compelling to me ... OldBoss Nov 21 #12

Of course it's not compelling canuckledragger Nov 21 #15

What's compelling about it? ... OldBoss Nov 22 #28

claims that you're some kind of 'expert' of course, Mr. just recently started posting. canuckledragger Nov 22 #29

Interesting Mr.Bee Nov 21 #14

The ultimate problem is the systems that record votes without any paper trail. Bluetus Nov 21 #16

On a related side note: anyone know if they still do exit vote polling? robbob Nov 21 #17

They don't tell us the ACTUAL results, just manipulated ones lostnfound Nov 22 #30

The fine print on exit polls. And they only do swing states now. lostnfound Nov 22 #31

bump RANDYWILDMAN Nov 21 #19

Wow! Thank you! Hope22 Nov 21 #23

Sad but I doubt Meowmee Nov 21 #24

IMHO, after all we know about him, it would be foolish to blindly trust tRump Blue Owl Nov 21 #25

I believe that there are people stillcool Nov 21 #26

Absolutely Loupe Garoue Nov 21 #27