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Election Reform

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1. I believe optical scan machines with paper were recommended after the Gore/Bush fiasco.

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 05:07 AM

Sep 2015

Of course, many counties now use electronic voting machines with NO paper trail and NO way to verify the result.

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What if we had an election without electronic voting machines? [View all] Stevepol Sep 2015 OP

optical scan: best of both worlds eniwetok Mar 2016 #28

Keep in mind that polls are also suspect now Stevepol Sep 2015 #6

Dream or not, you might want to check out Simon's work. Stevepol Sep 2015 #11

Why would I? It's moot. Besides, merrily Sep 2015 #12

it is not moot. it happens everywhr questionseverything Sep 2015 #20

Coakley ran a terrible campaign.. eniwetok Mar 2016 #29

Were exit polls consistent with the reported results? n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #3

There were none. Stevepol Sep 2015 #8

are we reading the same article? questionseverything Sep 2015 #21

Are you sure this article refers to a rigorous exit poll? Stevepol Sep 2015 #22

Voting machines should be absolutely, and publically, verifiable. tecelote Sep 2015 #4

It's not enough to just have a paper trail. Stevepol Sep 2015 #16

there are so many ways to rig an election questionseverything Sep 2015 #19

How many others have wondered why dhol82 Sep 2015 #5

There is a paper trail in many cases, just no "audit" Stevepol Sep 2015 #9

Wall St Candidates Wouldn't Win billhicks76 Sep 2015 #10

I strongly agree with you. Stevepol Sep 2015 #14

HANDS ON VOTING!!! ellennelle Sep 2015 #13

The only conclusion one can reach is both parties want it that way zeemike Sep 2015 #15

This is why I'm against ranked choice voting. SaveTheMackerel Feb 2016 #27

but... eniwetok Mar 2016 #32