Chasing a paper dream: Hand-count ballot measures undermine trust in democracy

[LiberalArkie]

2. That has always been my belief.

In South Arkansas where I was born and raised it was the norm that the county deputies would pick up the ballot boxes from the precincts and deliver then to the court house. Of course they all had little seals crimped on the latches. The prefilled out ballot boxes in the trunk of the patrol car also had the proper seal. That was why the black precincts always, always voted for the racist sheriffs and county government even when an honest person was running.

I am wondering about the tabulators being used to count the ballots now. Especially here in Arkansas. It cost more money now to throw an election than it did back in the 50's and 60's.

I would be in favor of a national organization certifying all the tabulators and having a national standard for them.