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beachbum bob

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5. ?? You recount the paper ballots and compare to machine count,

Reply to blue-wave (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 19, 2018, 05:53 AM

Jul 2018

any discrepancies would trigger a manual recount of the paper ballots on a statistical basis to see if a pattern of "so-called hacking" has occurred. This not rocket science at all. The big issue is anm overwhelming voter turnout makes hacking even less likely as the statistics would indicate an irregularity.

not rocket science and a big reason why Illinois has paper ballot trail

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Funny, don't we have paper ballot trail? I know my county does beachbum bob Jul 2018 #1

We have a paper trail also in my county blue-wave Jul 2018 #2

At least with paper they can be counted and a statistical analysis done beachbum bob Jul 2018 #3

Yeah, but blue-wave Jul 2018 #4

?? You recount the paper ballots and compare to machine count, beachbum bob Jul 2018 #5