How about the possibility of vote intimidation? In the 1800's when there was verifiable vote records the threat of violence and economic sanction was used in some cases to force elections in addition to vote buying.
The scanner can be compromised. If each and every vote is not counted and verified by independent observers to match the electronic data, then your elections in California are flawed and unverifiable
You don't need significant deviations in voter intention and recorded counts to fraudulently change the results of an election.
A random sample is not sufficient to eliminate the possibility of the vote counting machine having been tampered with. Particularly if it is randomly selected by a pseudo random number generator. The most that electronic counting can provide is a rapid estimation of the real vote count. All votes must be verified to prevent fraud. Democracy is far too important to take chances with.
They have this incredible new invention, it is called paper. It has two sides and is capable of a revolutionary process called folding so that marks made on the inside are invisible from the outside!
The electronic ballot prints the paper and the user can verify his vote before casting it. The user folds the ballot and takes it to the ballot box. The paper is fed through an optical scanner and into the ballot box. The scanner provides the initial count, that is later confirmed by hand counts.
This addiction we have with instant results is a problem, we don't need to know the absolute results of an election before midnight. Every ballot needs to be counted. Random sampling is NOT sufficient.
There does not need to be nationwide systematic fraud in order to change the outcome of an election. Fraud in a few well selected states, and even a few well selected counties of those states could turn the tide.
Campaign Ads are where >90% of all campaign spending goes. Donating Campaign Ads is the same as donating money if the politician has the minimal base required to cover the other few percent of campaign expenses.
No. The printed computer readable code used for counting also needs to be human readable. Why? A compromised machine could print codes that do not match the human readable verification.
Print the results in a large simple font and OCR will work for any undamaged ballot.
Standard Operating Procedure in the DoD and defense industry is to email a word doc as an email attachment. They almost never send any useful information in the body of an email, even if that context is plain text.
Public assembly and free speech require no permits in free America my communist and/or fascist friend. They were not breaking any laws and were not violent.
Just like Iran, Tunisa, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, and Syria, the people in power in America don't want you to know and are more than willing to manipulate the media to keep you blissfully ignorance of their tyranny. Some of those have have fallen, and others have tightened their grasp and brutalized their own people.
There is also a huge difference between equitable capitalism and a feudal system under the the guise of capitalism using corporations as proxies of power for the "noble class".
He obviously isn't from a confederate state. If he was, he would be aware that we all have ridiculous accents. "Ebonics" isn't any different than Creole, or the Tennessee twang.
Full disclosure: I am a gun toting progressive liberal atheist from Mississippi. Yall both have a lot of preconceived notions that are flat out wrong.
And since we just got shafted with "patent reform" and are now a first to file country, prior art and the actual invention and production of products is now irrelevant, making this a valid patent.
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How about the possibility of vote intimidation? In the 1800's when there was verifiable vote records the threat of violence and economic sanction was used in some cases to force elections in addition to vote buying.
this "problem" is solved by having the back of the ballot be blank.
The scanner can be compromised. If each and every vote is not counted and verified by independent observers to match the electronic data, then your elections in California are flawed and unverifiable
You don't need significant deviations in voter intention and recorded counts to fraudulently change the results of an election.
A random sample is not sufficient to eliminate the possibility of the vote counting machine having been tampered with. Particularly if it is randomly selected by a pseudo random number generator. The most that electronic counting can provide is a rapid estimation of the real vote count. All votes must be verified to prevent fraud. Democracy is far too important to take chances with.
Random sampling is not sufficient. All votes must be equal. All votes must be counted.
They have this incredible new invention, it is called paper. It has two sides and is capable of a revolutionary process called folding so that marks made on the inside are invisible from the outside!
The electronic ballot prints the paper and the user can verify his vote before casting it.
The user folds the ballot and takes it to the ballot box.
The paper is fed through an optical scanner and into the ballot box.
The scanner provides the initial count, that is later confirmed by hand counts.
This addiction we have with instant results is a problem, we don't need to know the absolute results of an election before midnight. Every ballot needs to be counted. Random sampling is NOT sufficient.
The ability of a person to verify their specific vote after it was cast allows vote buying schemes to be confirmed, and violates election laws.
There does not need to be nationwide systematic fraud in order to change the outcome of an election. Fraud in a few well selected states, and even a few well selected counties of those states could turn the tide.
Every vote must be counted.
Campaign Ads are where >90% of all campaign spending goes. Donating Campaign Ads is the same as donating money if the politician has the minimal base required to cover the other few percent of campaign expenses.
There isn't a problem with corporations donating to the campaign of a politician.
There is a problem with corporations being allowed UNLIMITED and ANONYMOUS donations to the campaign of a politicization.
Citizens United eliminates the transparency required in the electoral system and actively encourages bribes and votes for pay.
No. The printed computer readable code used for counting also needs to be human readable. Why? A compromised machine could print codes that do not match the human readable verification.
Print the results in a large simple font and OCR will work for any undamaged ballot.
The government is required by law to put out an RFP for nearly every purchase. Bush and Cheney both should have been impeached for violating this law.
Standard Operating Procedure in the DoD and defense industry is to email a word doc as an email attachment. They almost never send any useful information in the body of an email, even if that context is plain text.
Key word: equitable
In order for capitalism to be equitable all parties must have full knowledge and act in good faith.
That is not a no true Scotsman argument.
They are protesting the corruption in capitalism, not "basically capitalism"
How the hell is their cause violent?
Public assembly and free speech require no permits in free America my communist and/or fascist friend. They were not breaking any laws and were not violent.
They do it because they are authoritarian pigs threatened by someone expressing their constitutional liberties.
Just like Iran, Tunisa, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, and Syria, the people in power in America don't want you to know and are more than willing to manipulate the media to keep you blissfully ignorance of their tyranny. Some of those have have fallen, and others have tightened their grasp and brutalized their own people.
There is also a huge difference between equitable capitalism and a feudal system under the the guise of capitalism using corporations as proxies of power for the "noble class".
Poverty and affluence have a far stronger correlation to average performance on IQ tests than race or "culture".
He obviously isn't from a confederate state. If he was, he would be aware that we all have ridiculous accents. "Ebonics" isn't any different than Creole, or the Tennessee twang.
Full disclosure: I am a gun toting progressive liberal atheist from Mississippi. Yall both have a lot of preconceived notions that are flat out wrong.
And since we just got shafted with "patent reform" and are now a first to file country, prior art and the actual invention and production of products is now irrelevant, making this a valid patent.
awesome how it has hot rod style mufflers sticking out the side.
It is unlimited... for limited values of unlimited.