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In reply to the discussion: Hackers Crack Voting Machines Within Minutes At DEF CON In Vegas [View all]benld74
(9,904 posts)5. The Vegas gaming machines go through
A more rigorous procedure before being placed in casino floor than those voting machines.
That's been true since their inception
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the budgets for the machines are enormous -- it's another example of taxpayer money being
diva77
Jul 2017
#31
yep; TWO repug POTUSs who LOST the popular vote in 16 years? really?? not coincidence. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Jul 2017
#12
We need to repeat, over and over: "ALL elections must be with paper ballots and MUST be audited"
JoeOtterbein
Jul 2017
#4
all counted by hand, the first time, IMO. most audits could be defeated. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Jul 2017
#10
I've wondered for years why Dem leadership has never taken this seriously. They can't all be
Amaryllis
Jul 2017
#16
nooo... i'm shocked... NOT. throw in russian resources and POTUS at stake, and it's guaranteed. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Jul 2017
#9
Again it's time to call my Sec. Of State Elections and ask what are they going to do about this
turbinetree
Jul 2017
#11
We ignored it in 2000 when Clint Curtis admitted to altering software so the GOP would win in Ohio
judesedit
Jul 2017
#20
sadly, if nothing was done after 2000, nothing will probably be done now. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Jul 2017
#37
if you voted on a paper ballot, most likely the tabulation was done with optical scanners which
diva77
Jul 2017
#23
Regardless of what the Russians' goal was, why should we risk it? We know how to avoid this.
Squinch
Jul 2017
#32
You don't seem to understand that optically scanned ballots can be audited and verified.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2017
#43
wow, that's very trusting of you, but not very informed on this subject, IMO. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Jul 2017
#38
the goal is not to discredit our elections; it is to secure them and make them verifiable. who would
TheFrenchRazor
Jul 2017
#39
I like your version too. Now we need to put heat on Secretaries of State to respond to the DefCon
diva77
Jul 2017
#35
that's why i call it "faith-based voting." needless to say, i'm an atheist, and i need to see proof.
TheFrenchRazor
Jul 2017
#40
It blows my mind that those things are actually resold on the open market and not destroyed.
TheBlackAdder
Jul 2017
#44
This thread is full of people smugly telling us that hacking is unlikely. Right after an election
Squinch
Jul 2017
#45
i ask myself the same thing; why would anyone be opposed to a paper-based system? nt
TheFrenchRazor
Jul 2017
#55
don't know about this election, but extensive statistical analysis of 2000 election
TheFrenchRazor
Jul 2017
#56
you could check the DU archives for poster named Truth-is-all, or something similar (TIA)?;
TheFrenchRazor
Jul 2017
#58
Republicans Have Been Stealing Elections for Quite Some Time & The Watchdogs Have Been Put to Sleep
dlk
Jul 2017
#48
"The GOP can't win unless they cheat." I just said those exact words to my mom this morning!
Dark n Stormy Knight
Jul 2017
#54