Reply #14: Absentee voting is not an answer. Absentee votes are counted in most state

[robinlynne]

by diebold scanners. It feels safe. it is not. If those ballots were hand counted, it would be safe way to vote. . I think ti is a great thing to not use the machines as a protest. But it will NOT safeguard your votes. in addition, absentee and provisional ballots are, in some instances, not even counted until after the election is called. I learned this watching the vote counting here in california. And the absentee votes are NOT audited, or checked in any way here in LA county. Everyone should take the time to find out how your county counts votes, find an election protection group in your area. It varies greatly. here in LA for example, the absentee ballots are less safe than voting on the machine and CHECKING the paper trail on the machine before walking out. Just be aware, voting absentee may be a great protest, but that is all. The whole process is corrupted; it is not just the machines themselves; it is the people behind them. Diebold is only a faster, more efficient way to steal your vote.