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Yes We Did Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-25-08 04:33 PM
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HISTORIC! Ohio Prepares for EIGHTY PERCENT Turnout!!!
Edited on Mon Aug-25-08 04:33 PM by demdog78
DENVER -- As many as 80 percent of Ohio's registered voters could turn out on Election Day, says the state's top election official.

"Looking at the interest in this election, we think it's highly probable," Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner said during a panel discussion on election reforms.

Brunner addressed controversy in the state over use of electronic voting machines in the past.

While she was unwilling to force counties to completely abandon DRE machines, she said all voters would have the option to vote on a paper ballot and officials were implementing more stringent security procedures in the 53 counties that still used electronic machines. Brunner said she could not fund the switch from electronic voting in those counties and did not want to implement an unfunded mandate on areas of the already economically struggling state.

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Ohio_elections_officials_preparing_for_80_0825.html
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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-25-08 04:34 PM
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1. So are they going to make sure that poor districts get working voting machines
This time?

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Eric J in MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-25-08 04:36 PM
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2. Ohio should switch to optical scan ballots throughout.
Florida switched.

Minnesota has been that way for a long time.
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bullimiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-25-08 04:41 PM
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4. optical scam ballots more like.
they can be just a wrong as the dre's and with noone doing random audits to ensure the reported votes match the paper they are just as prone to fraud.

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Eric J in MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-25-08 04:44 PM
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5. Minnesota has random audits. NT
NT
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-25-08 04:36 PM
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3. Time to make sure that Franklin county gets both it's machines on line!
/sarcasm
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