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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:07 PM Original message |
Watching the British election being counted BY HAND. |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. Thanks for this. This needs to go viral, I hate those voting machines..n/t |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. Why not? The election is hung. |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Parliament is hung, not the election. |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. Reminder - the Brits are voting ONLY for ONE office tonight... |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Reminder - Hand counted precincts are often the first to report n/t |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. We don't have to get what we want. Or are told we want. |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Um, no |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Wait, what? |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 05:25 AM Response to Reply #4 |
33. there is no reason at all to "count as quickly as possible"--esp. for something so impt |
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nxylas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 05:58 AM Response to Reply #4 |
36. Not true |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
5. Pieces of and pencils |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Are your ballots |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. The former |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 07:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Easy to get a low error rate |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 08:56 AM Response to Reply #14 |
37. thanks |
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edbermac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
6. How's the Loony Party faring? |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
10. I doubt it's *all* counted by 2am; "most counted" by then would be normal |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
11. 2AM is pushing it |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Do they have any idea what the voter turnout percentage is yet? |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Only three districts declared so far |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
17. And how long would it take them if they actually had to vote for candidates? |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 06:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Wrong |
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mr blur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 06:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. We DO vote for candidates. (nt) |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 07:29 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. How many? |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 07:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Choice of up to four |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 07:42 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Thank you |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 07:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Well, yeah |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 02:09 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. So, explain how you would count votes in my Legislative District |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 04:14 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. You'd have separate pieces of paper for senate, house, and local elections |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 05:49 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Still quite a major mess, with many possibilities for error in the recombination process |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 04:33 AM Response to Reply #25 |
31. I see what you mean now. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 03:02 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. Yes, probably we would. Florida illegal disenfranchisement was very effective |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
19. Uh, there's plenty of fraud in British elections. |
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krawhitham (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
20. 51,446,000 VS 309,205,000 |
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canetoad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 02:28 AM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Yep |
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dbmk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 05:21 AM Response to Reply #20 |
32. Sooo.. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 04:22 AM Response to Original message |
30. I love paper ballots and open counting |
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canetoad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 05:27 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. I wonder if this is a huge error in judgement |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 10:48 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. That's exactly what happened |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 01:25 AM Response to Reply #30 |
42. Not very fair if people have to fill out 7 or 8 different ballots, |
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althecat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
39. Its because of HAVA |
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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
41. There's a huge difference |
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