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Zambero

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11. Scannable paper ballots

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 03:23 PM

Oct 2012

They can be manufactured and distributed to polling locations fairly quickly. Hopefully this is already on the radar screen in locations that are likely to experience long-term power outages.

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Sandy Power Outages Could Make Voting Impossible in 6+ States Where E-Voting is Only Option [View all] BradBlog Oct 2012 OP

They will print paper tbennett76 Oct 2012 #1

Can't print without power.... democrat_patriot Oct 2012 #20

All 50 states won't be without power obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #24

They could get a decently sized diesel gennie brought in Thav Oct 2012 #44

Here is the Thing liberalmike27 Oct 2012 #49

I just talked to the head of my local Democratic organization thecrow Oct 2012 #41

Hope so. Hope they printed enough for more than the entire 2008 voting numbers. nt silvershadow Oct 2012 #42

Mother Nature to Hart InterCivic: GO FUCK YOURSELF Blue Owl Oct 2012 #2

. reflection Oct 2012 #6

In Ohio in 2004 when there weren't enough ballets EC Oct 2012 #3

You need power to run a copy machine sunnystarr Oct 2012 #13

Generators. obxhead Oct 2012 #17

If any state relies solely on e-voting reflection Oct 2012 #4

You would be surprised.... TalkingDog Oct 2012 #12

SOP in a binder???? What ?? lol uhhh what is an SOP?? tks. onecent Oct 2012 #36

SOP usually is "Standard Operating Procedure" Angleae Oct 2012 #38

Standard Operating Procedures. Most organizations have one. TalkingDog Oct 2012 #47

It's obvious. God wants paper ballots. tblue Oct 2012 #5

And you have to wonder how many power companies... jenw2 Oct 2012 #7

That's not likely to happen. obxhead Oct 2012 #18

And now they're going to make the people pay for not giving in jenw2 Oct 2012 #52

Zero companies will do that obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #25

This is a National Emergency condoleeza Oct 2012 #8

I can't access the article at work. Which states does avebury Oct 2012 #9

Maybe about eight siligut Oct 2012 #19

I live in NC and had a paper ballot obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #26

The article stated it as "most" of the state siligut Oct 2012 #28

Thanks for the info. nt avebury Oct 2012 #34

So, they have a week to fix it Retrograde Oct 2012 #10

Scannable paper ballots Zambero Oct 2012 #11

There is time Twelve String Oct 2012 #14

Well, when massive power outages, there's always OUTLYING areas that take a week or longer to restor progree Oct 2012 #33

The unpleasant irony may be that the longer the power is off, the greater the chance for an libdem4life Oct 2012 #15

I don't think the election can be delayed Mz Pip Oct 2012 #16

The election cannot be and won't be delayed obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #21

Seriously? humbled_opinion Oct 2012 #23

The election is November 6 obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #27

Wasn't an election delayed in 2001? Retrograde Oct 2012 #29

Primaries and the actual official elections are different critters. Posteritatis Oct 2012 #43

True, but toman911 Oct 2012 #50

That may be, I didn't know it couldn't be, but just guessing that libdem4life Oct 2012 #31

I have people in Philly humbled_opinion Oct 2012 #22

OH please treestar Oct 2012 #39

WHAT? humbled_opinion Oct 2012 #45

Yes they will, as they know the importance of voting treestar Oct 2012 #48

Gee... I wonder if the Democratic districts will be late to have their power restored... Tab Oct 2012 #30

Won't it be easier to restore power to the more densely populated areas? pstokely Oct 2012 #32

Excellent blog argiel1234 Oct 2012 #35

I read somewhere here that there are states that just have e-voting libdem4life Oct 2012 #37

Maybe the "reporters" should dig into the question treestar Oct 2012 #40

Nothing like 'progress.' elleng Oct 2012 #46

Thanks for the PSA. Quantess Oct 2012 #51