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Election Reform

gregoire

(192 posts)

6. I like how WA does it

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Mon Jun 18, 2012, 06:13 PM

Jun 2012

The people that count the mail in votes are not bipartisan. As I've heard the jerk-off Republicans I work for complain, their votes often don't get counted. [insert Nelson from the Simpsons "Ah Ha" picture here]

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Should all states go back to paper ballots. [View all] hrmjustin Jun 2012 OP

Paper ballots, hand counted, PDJane Jun 2012 #1

YES Blue Owl Jun 2012 #2

Yes KansDem Jun 2012 #3

Because they get paid to count? RobertEarl Jun 2012 #9

Yes. Unless we like gross uncertainty in the most important part of our democracy. Gregorian Jun 2012 #4

Yes, please! n/t madamesilverspurs Jun 2012 #5

I like how WA does it gregoire Jun 2012 #6

Don't they use Optic Scan in WA ? bahrbearian Jun 2012 #7

But they have to make it past the signature "verification" stage... gregoire Jun 2012 #10

Still it goes to a machine, and thats whats scares me, I'd love to see hand counts. bahrbearian Jun 2012 #14

You probably will not approve of the OptiScan truedelphi Jun 2012 #17

Landshark is from Wa, where he sued Sequoia, and chased them out of the state FogerRox Jun 2012 #11

Yes, and all the ballots should be at the polling place on election day. Festivito Jun 2012 #8

Optical scanners cant use regular paper FogerRox Jun 2012 #12

Sure they can. Copy machines are optical scanners. Festivito Jun 2012 #15

totally convinced glinda Jun 2012 #13

Paper ballots, counted by hand Prophet 451 Jun 2012 #16

"rarely any difficulty" ummm, no gregoire Jun 2012 #18