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truedelphi

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7. Are you in Northern Calif? Oregon? Or Washington?
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:32 PM
Sep 2012

California has fooled people into thinking they don't have electronic voting machinery. They do. The opti-scan machinery lets you think you are voting with paper and pencil. But the votes are added up at the precinct on electronic cards, and those cards can be adjusted by digital methods. Or simply switched out while making the transfer from the precinct to the County Registrar of Voters Office.

Oregon has a wonderful system. And if that's where you live - right on. Every democracy loving citizen in the nation should work to see thatthis is how we vote.

I don't know how the state of Washington votes. I do remember Andy Stephenson went up there to sort out one election back in the fall of 2004. So I assume you don't live there. Or else the state has changed its voting methods.

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There is not an electronic voting machine in my entire State. Why do you still use them? Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #1
We keep fighting it here. HomerRamone Sep 2012 #2
Keep up the fight...that's how we New Mexicans came to demand voter-verified, paper ballots duhneece Sep 2012 #4
But there are electronic vote COUNTING machines in your state. Wilms Sep 2012 #5
Are you in Northern Calif? Oregon? Or Washington? truedelphi Sep 2012 #7
Oregon has electronic vote counting. Wilms Sep 2012 #8
Very good to know. truedelphi Sep 2012 #9
Most probably a computer counts your votes. 80% of Us votes are counted by computer programs robinlynne Sep 2012 #15
I have been saying much the same thing for some time. man4allcats Sep 2012 #3
I think while everyone is watching the presidential race, they will let Obama win, and take the robinlynne Sep 2012 #17
Here in Wisconsin we're doing a manual recount of the June 5 gubernatorial recall election.... Scuba Sep 2012 #6
Good to know. Are the voters that are interested in having the recount truedelphi Sep 2012 #11
It's all being done by volunteers. No cost to the State. Scuba Sep 2012 #12
I think we offered to round up the volunteers, . truedelphi Sep 2012 #13
yeah!!! robinlynne Sep 2012 #16
Excellent! n/t pa28 Oct 2012 #18
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GOP'S Need To pagan409 Sep 2012 #14
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