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diva77

(7,604 posts)
Tue Nov 5, 2019, 08:50 PM Nov 2019

FYI - vast majority of voting machines in KY are Republican owned Hart Intercivic

https://elect.ky.gov/Resources/Documents/10-17-2019%20-%20Voting%20Machines%20By%20County.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_InterCivic
Hart InterCivic
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Board of Directors and Ownership

In July 2011, Hart received what Hart described as "a strategic investment" from H.I.G. Capital,[5] in a transaction that Hart's advisors called an "acquisition."[6]

As of October 2012, the Board has five members: Gregg Burt, Chairman; Phillip Braithwaite, Chief Executive Officer; Neil Tuch, Managing Director, H.I.G. Capital; Jeff Bohl, Principal, H.I.G. Capital; and Amanda Kalin, Associate, H.I.G. Capital.[7] HIG controls 3 out of 5 board seats.

Two of the H.I.G. Directors that work for H.I.G., Neil Tuch and Jeff Bohl, have previously made contributions to presidential campaigns – Neil Tuch contributed to both the Obama and Romney campaigns prior to H.I.G.’s investment in Hart InterCivic, and Jeff Bohl contributed to the Romney campaign in 2011.[8] As of October 2012, H.I.G. is the 11th largest of all the contributors to the Romney effort.[9]

H.I.G. counts Solamere Capital as a minor investor in one of its funds.[8] Solamere Capital is an investment firm founded by Mitt Romney's, son, Tagg Romney, and Spencer Zwick, Mitt Romney's campaign finance chair[10] and in which Mitt Romney's brother, Scott, and Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, and Mitt Romney himself has invested, and which is run by Tagg Romney.[9] Solamere is not invested in the specific H.I.G. fund that has an investment in Hart InterCivic.[8]

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FYI - vast majority of voting machines in KY are Republican owned Hart Intercivic (Original Post) diva77 Nov 2019 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2019 #1
At least at moment, it looks like they failed. If we vote, we win. Hoyt Nov 2019 #2
The result blows up the horseshit about magic voting machines. Blue_true Nov 2019 #3
What it means is that in order to win by a small margin, we have to get out the vote in diva77 Nov 2019 #4

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Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
3. The result blows up the horseshit about magic voting machines.
Tue Nov 5, 2019, 11:53 PM
Nov 2019

When we field strong candidates that run strong races, and we get out the vote, we can win.

diva77

(7,604 posts)
4. What it means is that in order to win by a small margin, we have to get out the vote in
Wed Nov 6, 2019, 12:03 AM
Nov 2019

landslide proportions to ensure that, for example, we exceed the amount that can be flipped with algorithms.

Whatever is happening with the machines is non-transparent, which goes counter to what elections SHOULD be -- cast your vote in secret and count it PUBLICLY, with TRANSPARENCY.



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