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Common Sense Party

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6. We used to use paper ballots, yes. We also used horses and bayonets.
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 02:52 AM
Nov 2012

And whips and buggies.

My voting machine was fine. It shows me the paper ballot next to the screen, with every vote I just cast.

They suck ass! lonestarnot Nov 2012 #1
If we go to paper ballots it will take days for a winner to be declared in races. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #2
Much longer than days, considering there usually is more than one race. LisaL Nov 2012 #3
Sure, if it took days, which it won't. Having accurate results is far more important ... Scuba Nov 2012 #12
What is your alternative? PuppyBismark Nov 2012 #4
The alternative is Paper ballots, hand counted, in public, cameras rolling. Thank you. Scuba Nov 2012 #13
What about... PossumSqueezins Nov 2012 #5
We used to use paper ballots, yes. We also used horses and bayonets. Common Sense Party Nov 2012 #6
And you know that the CPU recorded same data as the screen and the paper how, exactly? n/t eridani Nov 2012 #9
Because it prints the candidate as they are selected PuppyBismark Nov 2012 #16
And while it's doing that, the CPU can be doing something else entirely, and you would never know eridani Nov 2012 #19
Yes, we cannot assure that at the time of voting, but if there are questions, the tape is an audit PuppyBismark Nov 2012 #21
A paper ballot makes the system AUDITABLE eridani Nov 2012 #23
How long did it take Iraq to count the votes in their first election after Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #20
And this war cannot end just because it isn't election season anymore. loudsue Nov 2012 #7
Paper ballots, with machines that count, and paper verified later... n/t AnotherDreamWeaver Nov 2012 #8
Yes--Andy Stephenson advocated that eridani Nov 2012 #10
Technology is not inherently evil. What about this company? www.everyonecounts.com Shanti Mama Nov 2012 #11
It's the principle of the thing, not just some brand spankin new way to do it. Stevepol Nov 2012 #14
Rove's Network Access is Called ORCA RobertEarl Nov 2012 #15
Paper ballots with optical scan. But still need some touchscreens Paulie Nov 2012 #17
K&R Zorra Nov 2012 #18
For centuries, countriea relied on carrier pigeons and paper measages to communicate. RomneyLies Nov 2012 #22
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