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2017-09-15 Government

Michael Barone: Let's go back to paper ballots

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Posted by Fred 2017-09-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 But, but, but, we have COMPUTERS!

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-09-15 02:30|| 2017-09-15 02:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Equifax has computers too! Look where their vaunted security got them.

Posted by Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-09-15 02:57|| 2017-09-15 02:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Paper ballots have a long history of 'stuffed boxes', discovered in the janitor's closet after closing. It's just with computers, you can do it quickly and bigly.

See - Battle of Athens Tennessee

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-09-15 07:51|| 2017-09-15 07:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Isn't it a lot faster to count electronic votes?

It is but what's the point if the votes are bogus? While it is true that ballot boxes can be stuffed with bogus votes, at least you have a record where one can determine if the ballot has been altered, the person exists, the voter is qualified and duly registered, and whether the voter votes more than once.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-09-15 09:09|| 2017-09-15 09:09|| Front Page Top

#5 We use paper ballots that are counted by machines sort of like SAT scores.

Paper also makes recounts actually possible.

Posted by AlanC 2017-09-15 10:08|| 2017-09-15 10:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Paper ballots are less hackable, but it still matters who counts them - as we saw last election in the failed recount attempt in Detroit where the number of physical ballots was substantially less than the totals written on the boxes.

Posted by SteveS 2017-09-15 17:06|| 2017-09-15 17:06|| Front Page Top

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