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eowyn_of_rohan

(5,858 posts)
Wed May 30, 2012, 07:26 PM May 2012

Nearly a half-million WI voters can opt for hand-counted paper ballots but not enough know it....

Nearly a half-million registered voters in Wisconsin have an option to vote on hand-marked, hand counted paper ballots but clerks are pressuring them to use touchscreen machines!

Please help get the word out in these areas to ask for a paper ballot on election day.
Paper Ballots provide a verifiable paper trail in case there is need for a recount or ballot impoundment. Voters can be more confident that their votes are counted as cast if they are counted by hand rather than by a machine. Even though there is slim chance of getting 100% voters to use paper ballots in this election, any increase is positive change, as more voters are made aware of the dangers of touchscreen voting. An increase in the number of people requesting paper ballots will also let the clerks know that citizens are paying attention, and remind them of whom they are supposed to be serving.

http://wcmcoop.com/members/nearly-a-half-million-registered-voters-in-wisconsin-have-an-option-to-vote-on-hand-marked-hand-counted-paper-ballots-but/

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Nearly a half-million WI voters can opt for hand-counted paper ballots but not enough know it.... (Original Post) eowyn_of_rohan May 2012 OP
I'm so glad to see you here again. murielm99 May 2012 #1
Thank you Muriel... eowyn_of_rohan May 2012 #2

murielm99

(30,745 posts)
1. I'm so glad to see you here again.
Thu May 31, 2012, 01:24 AM
May 2012

Please keep the information from Wisconsin coming. I trust your posts more than many of the other people who post here.

Recall Walker! We are all watching and hoping and praying. Some of us are even helping!

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