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GoreWon2000

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21. Machine counting in Florida 2000

Reply to MichMan (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 13, 2025, 10:57 PM

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was not accurate because it left uncounted about 300,000 votes mostly located in the largest and most heavily democratic voting counties in Florida. Florida election law in 2000 allowed for the hand duplication and counting of ballots that the counting machines could not read. It was the repug Rehnquist 5 who violated the U.S. constitution which clearly gives the states the right to conduct elections by taking away Florida's right to conduct an election who stopped the legal Florida vote count. This is how we got tRump. . tRump's elections overhaul is also unconstitutional because it also takes away the states rights to conduct elections that is specifically given to states in the U.S. constitution.

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Trump's order could force states to buy costly new voting machines [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sunday OP

He wants machines the gop can rig.... Karadeniz Sunday #1

He may get the handcounting that he can't rig. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sunday #5

Id like to make handcounting required, but its in the hands of the states. Maybe Karadeniz Sunday #10

One solution: both approaches Bernardo de La Paz Sunday #14

Why are so many in favor of hand counting ballots if it is time consuming and prone to errors ? MichMan Sunday #2

Hand-COUNTABLE ballots are a good thing. RandomNumbers Sunday #4

Because US ballots are so complicated. Should be three ballots and three boxes Bernardo de La Paz Sunday #6

If they don't end up in the right box, then what? MichMan Sunday #15

No, one day. Any in the wrong box will be minimal and will get sorted out in due course Bernardo de La Paz Sunday #16

same reason why that is how recounts are done stillcool Sunday #7

Great response below yours. It sounds better underpants Sunday #9

Machine counting in Florida 2000 GoreWon2000 Sunday #21

Interfering w/ state's rights in running elections. I don't think this will stand up in court. SWBTATTReg Sunday #3

He's trying in all sorts of ways to interfere with state's rights slightlv Sunday #19

His order will not stand Fiendish Thingy Sunday #8

Didn't Ivanka patent a brand of voting machines in China??? Are they coming here now? Evolve Dammit Sunday #11

Explanation here RandomNumbers Sunday #12

Actually... Trump shot the R's in their feet... Mustellus Sunday #13

The Constitution says the States The Wizard Sunday #17

This has Leon Musk's stench all over it Bayard Sunday #18

THIS! x 1000 for me, Bayard! slightlv Sunday #20