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Election Reform

Warpy

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2. I think the numbers were a lot less close than what we saw in 2008

Reply to ailsagirl (Original post)

Mon Oct 8, 2012, 03:11 AM

Oct 2012

While it was an EC landslide, it wasn't a popular vote landslide, and it should have been.

I don't think they can cheat more than 2% of the vote without courting what happened here in NM: the video voting machines were discarded and we got 100% Optiscan ballots statewide less than a year later.

Now we all know Optiscan readers can be hacked. However, with paper ballots hanging around to be spot checked, they won't be quite as greedy with those.

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Another stolen election imminent? [View all] ailsagirl Oct 2012 OP

I'm very concerned too, elleng Oct 2012 #1

I think the numbers were a lot less close than what we saw in 2008 Warpy Oct 2012 #2

I have a feeling as well brush Oct 2012 #3

One and one makes...how much? OSPREYXIV Oct 2012 #4

Another hair-on-fire conspiracy theorist. longship Oct 2012 #5

stolen elections-conspiracy theory? 2pooped2pop Oct 2012 #7

You raise some interesting questions. planetc Oct 2012 #8

Thank you for your thoughtful response longship Oct 2012 #9

My voting machine was broken. mathedguy Nov 2012 #10

I have concerns also newfie11 Oct 2012 #6