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TheFrenchRazor

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26. the "paper trail" will never see the light of day 99.999% of the time, so it is meaningless.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #10)

Fri May 26, 2017, 04:47 AM

May 2017

we need all paper ballots, all hand counted, all the time. the problem with paper trails is that in order to get a meaningful hand recount of the paper, you have to first prove that one is needed, and you can't prove it is needed until it has already been done. add to this the fact that local republican election officials will obstruct every single effort to get a hand recount if a republican winner has already been declared.

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With recent history (as in since 2000), what is your trust level in our elections? [View all] NRaleighLiberal May 2017 OP

& how come Dem leadership doesn't discuss it?? furtheradu May 2017 #1

totally agree with you - naivety? fear? I think some places are too scary for people to go. NRaleighLiberal May 2017 #2

Yeah, we are polite, but DTs rapid grenades have exhausted Alice11111 May 2017 #15

Maybe because it calls into question every single elected official? loyalsister May 2017 #22

I want to say I trust the integrity of our elections. welivetotreadonkings May 2017 #3

Distrust and cynicism is what brought me to DU. lpbk2713 May 2017 #4

Pretty much trust actual casting ballots, acknowledging errors and things affecting all Hoyt May 2017 #5

I trust the result of the actual election GulfCoast66 May 2017 #6

Other: Waning more and more. herding cats May 2017 #7

I am a HELL NO. No longer any trust in our system. Which is pretty sad and terrifying, really NRaleighLiberal May 2017 #8

I knew something was up in 2004. herding cats May 2017 #12

"Its not who votes that counts, it who counts the votes." Rethug Peter King 2004. As exit polls and chimpymustgo May 2017 #29

I trust the recorded count Awsi Dooger May 2017 #9

you're more trusting than i am. any computer that CAN be hacked, will be, when there is something ve TheFrenchRazor May 2017 #27

I can't address other places, but I trust my county election results implicitly Brother Buzz May 2017 #10

the "paper trail" will never see the light of day 99.999% of the time, so it is meaningless. TheFrenchRazor May 2017 #26

ANY legally registered voter can demand and receive a recount for any, or no reason. Brother Buzz May 2017 #30

I vote Democratic Party in Florida so I assume my vote is never counted. Solly Mack May 2017 #11

is that you Chad? dweller May 2017 #19

I won't ever get over that either. Solly Mack May 2017 #20

Likewise. The GOP got away with stealing the Y2K sElection. lpbk2713 May 2017 #31

Distrust mvd May 2017 #13

For all those who answered in the negative customerserviceguy May 2017 #14

Nope. Like Obama said, and all black kids get "the talk," Alice11111 May 2017 #18

these things need to be changed, not accepted. nt TheFrenchRazor May 2017 #24

Yes, but until we get some power back, he may be right Alice11111 May 2017 #28

i am certain that there have been multiple election thefts since 2000. nt TheFrenchRazor May 2017 #25

I trust system here...mostly, as I work as election judge Alice11111 May 2017 #16

I have absolute faith in our election system Foamfollower May 2017 #17

I trust the results. I don't trust the voters. TeamPooka May 2017 #21

ZERO; unfortunately the dem leadership couldn't care less about securing our elections. nt TheFrenchRazor May 2017 #23

Depends on what is meant by "results." Orsino May 2017 #32

I live in a majority republican county. Blue_true May 2017 #33