Reply #49: Nonsense, Alfredo. Complete and utter, disinformative nonsense.

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"Experienced poll workers have a good idea how their precinct will vote. Many like myself take note of the vote count and check to see if they are reported as counted."

But how do you check to see if they are "counted" as the voter intended? (Hint: You cannot. It is strictly and scientifically impossible. You are putting your faith in the Magic Election Fairy.)

"The media has a representative at the precincts to record the result tape numbers. they are posted for all to see."

And yet, nobody can see that the "result tape numbers" are accurate. But you seem okay with that, curiously enough.

"So far the eSlate has not shown any programmed bias."

And you know that HOW exactly?? Got a single piece of evidence to back up your assertion? (Hint: No. No you do not.)

"We have an honest County Clerk, and his staff is very good."

Honest like Monterey County, CA's honest 13-year Registrar of Voters Tony Anchundo? http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4362

"The chain of custody as I can see it is very good."

But you can't "see" the chain of custody. You can't see anything with a DRE vote.

"The counting is transparent."

As mentioned in the subject line: Complete and utter, disinformative nonsense. The "counting" is completely done in secret on the DRE system you laud, there is no way for any human being to oversee it. It is 100% NOT transparent.

"The case in the OP was not a fault of the machine, but of the corrupt officials using a bit of "social engineering." I do not trust the ES&S machine, and neither did our county clerk. He had three choices, the ES&S, Diebold, and eSlate. He said that was the best of the three, and so did most of the 120 counties in Ky. He was fully aware of the controversy and that informed his decision."

He is in complete denial if you believe he was "full aware of the controversy" and that he made an "informed decision".

You and/or him have been completely suckered and are now living in as much denial as the Rightwing Global Warming denialists.

"I would have been happier if there would be a printout of the review screen, but the eSlate has proven itself to me and the other poll workers."

It has proven only that you can fool some of the people, some of the time. You are one of those people, apparently. Too bad.