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april

(1,148 posts) Tue Oct 23, 2012, 07:35 PM Oct 2012

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OMG ! I voted today and just realized that it was on a Hart Intercivic

the one that Romney s son has a interest in Bain ...Oh am I sick !

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OMG ! I voted today and just realized that it was on a Hart Intercivic (Original Post) april Oct 2012 OP

Private individuals should not be allowed to own voting machines TroyD Oct 2012 #1

+1 GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #3

where are u located? crazylikafox Oct 2012 #2

Colorado april Oct 2012 #5

we should get some sort of papertrail or instant read out. nt progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #4

Even that doesn't really help, since you can never tell what the computer actually records crazylikafox Oct 2012 #7

They should have 2 printouts with matching numbers on both Politicalboi Oct 2012 #8

Please,Everyone Save your voting Stubbs or Anything with a # ruffburr Oct 2012 #6

I did save my numbered print out ..thank you april Oct 2012 #9

I'm glad to know the name of this. Can we onecent Oct 2012 #10

It is Good to Vote Anyway AndyTiedye Oct 2012 #11

Voting machines should be government owned and ran UCmeNdc Oct 2012 #12

TroyD

(4,551 posts)

1. Private individuals should not be allowed to own voting machines

Reply to april (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 07:35 PM

Oct 2012

They should be owned by the state in the name of the public.

GreenPartyVoter

(72,381 posts)

3. +1

Reply to TroyD (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 07:38 PM

Oct 2012

crazylikafox

(2,762 posts)

2. where are u located?

Reply to april (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 07:38 PM

Oct 2012

april

(1,148 posts)

5. Colorado

Reply to crazylikafox (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 07:45 PM

Oct 2012

I wish I could do a re due so if you go to your voting place( to vote early) and they have a Hart walk out !!!! I am sick

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)

4. we should get some sort of papertrail or instant read out. nt

Reply to april (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 07:41 PM

Oct 2012

crazylikafox

(2,762 posts)

7. Even that doesn't really help, since you can never tell what the computer actually records

Reply to progressivebydesign (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 08:07 PM

Oct 2012

in the background. The paper can print, & the vote can be flipped after that. The only way I can see a paper printout helping is if all printouts are saved, & then used for random unscheduled audits.

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

8. They should have 2 printouts with matching numbers on both

Reply to crazylikafox (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 08:33 PM

Oct 2012

One in the ballot box, and the other you keep.

ruffburr

(1,190 posts)

6. Please,Everyone Save your voting Stubbs or Anything with a #

Reply to april (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 08:06 PM

Oct 2012

april

(1,148 posts)

9. I did save my numbered print out ..thank you

Reply to ruffburr (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 08:41 PM

Oct 2012

onecent

(6,096 posts)

10. I'm glad to know the name of this. Can we

Reply to april (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 08:42 PM

Oct 2012

contact someone with the democratic party?? How is this going to stop?
I am waiting for Ed to talk about the voting machine owned by Mitt's son???
I heard he was going to talk about it on his show tonight. I just don't understand why someone
isn't doing something about all this fraud. It's TOO OBVIOUS and that is disconcerting...

Cuz Mitt IS ALSO OBVIOUS about being WRONG for the job.

AndyTiedye

(23,500 posts)

11. It is Good to Vote Anyway

Reply to april (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:25 AM

Oct 2012

At least make them go to the work of stealing it.

UCmeNdc

(9,601 posts)

12. Voting machines should be government owned and ran

Reply to april (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:43 AM

Oct 2012

they should have a paper receipt for the voter and a paper trail for the people counting.

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