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Bernardo de La Paz

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16. No, one day. Any in the wrong box will be minimal and will get sorted out in due course

Reply to MichMan (Reply #15)

Sun Apr 13, 2025, 03:38 PM

Apr 2025

Plus, wrong-boxed ballots can be expected to be in almost the same proportions of the correct-box ballots so results would not be expected to change except in extremely rare and very close races, the kind which would go to recount anyway.

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Trump's order could force states to buy costly new voting machines [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2025 OP

He wants machines the gop can rig.... Karadeniz Apr 2025 #1

He may get the handcounting that he can't rig. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #5

Id like to make handcounting required, but its in the hands of the states. Maybe Karadeniz Apr 2025 #10

One solution: both approaches Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #14

Why are so many in favor of hand counting ballots if it is time consuming and prone to errors ? MichMan Apr 2025 #2

Hand-COUNTABLE ballots are a good thing. RandomNumbers Apr 2025 #4

Because US ballots are so complicated. Should be three ballots and three boxes Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #6

If they don't end up in the right box, then what? MichMan Apr 2025 #15

No, one day. Any in the wrong box will be minimal and will get sorted out in due course Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #16

same reason why that is how recounts are done stillcool Apr 2025 #7

Great response below yours. It sounds better underpants Apr 2025 #9

Machine counting in Florida 2000 GoreWon2000 Apr 2025 #21

Interfering w/ state's rights in running elections. I don't think this will stand up in court. SWBTATTReg Apr 2025 #3

He's trying in all sorts of ways to interfere with state's rights slightlv Apr 2025 #19

His order will not stand Fiendish Thingy Apr 2025 #8

Didn't Ivanka patent a brand of voting machines in China??? Are they coming here now? Evolve Dammit Apr 2025 #11

Explanation here RandomNumbers Apr 2025 #12

Actually... Trump shot the R's in their feet... Mustellus Apr 2025 #13

The Constitution says the States The Wizard Apr 2025 #17

This has Leon Musk's stench all over it Bayard Apr 2025 #18

THIS! x 1000 for me, Bayard! slightlv Apr 2025 #20