Message from @Mersenne

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2019-12-08 18:17:44 UTC  

ok, and one person could do how meany of those?

2019-12-08 18:18:14 UTC  

all that is argueing for is removeal of the absentee ballot and improveing ID checking.

2019-12-08 18:18:28 UTC  

not replacement for a untested system.

2019-12-08 18:18:46 UTC  

Improved ID checking at the ballot requires validation. States have a shit record for this, and have remarkably different means of checking.

2019-12-08 18:19:10 UTC  

Some have no ID requirements at all.

2019-12-08 18:19:23 UTC  

all you have to do is keep track of the people while they are voteing, filter before they even get a ballot.

2019-12-08 18:19:39 UTC  

if you are REALLY worried make the ballots on a special paper like we do with money.

2019-12-08 18:19:53 UTC  

I'm not proposing a completely new system - I'm talking about taking the system *which already exists* and standardizing make/model of voter ballot boxes and databases.

2019-12-08 18:20:08 UTC  

I'm simply advocating for Voter ID enactment and a system of validation for districts

2019-12-08 18:20:39 UTC  

E-voteing is a bad idea, people are getting into just as important systems all over the place, that's why you NEVER use the same password on two sites.

2019-12-08 18:21:08 UTC  

Here's the problem - the same thing happens with paper ballots - you just have no means of knowing when it occurs.

2019-12-08 18:21:37 UTC  

and I don't trust the govenrmet to do any of that closed system crap, they are just going to buy off the shelf gear and plug it in 9 times out of 10.

2019-12-08 18:22:10 UTC  

but paper ballots can only be changed by being there, a computer can be changed form almost anywhere.

2019-12-08 18:22:39 UTC  

Unfortunately you're right. It's almost impossible to create a perfect system.

2019-12-08 18:22:52 UTC  

so stick with the one that doesn't scale.

2019-12-08 18:23:04 UTC  

I wouldn't even mind paper ballots if all states could agree on voter registration and ID requirements.

2019-12-08 18:23:40 UTC  

that's one of the reasons we have the electoral college.

2019-12-08 18:23:49 UTC  

At the very least, create a state database of registered voters and eliminate votes from the deceased.

2019-12-08 18:23:59 UTC  

if FL is screwing stuff up it's only FLs votes that are getting messed up, not everyone's.

2019-12-08 18:24:17 UTC  

again, that is a state level thing, not a federal thing.

2019-12-08 18:25:53 UTC  

True. Seriously though, check out the latest Defcon on voting boxes. It's eye opening what happens when you let states manage their electronic voting boxes. The hardware/software/configuration should be mandated at the Federal level.

2019-12-08 18:27:19 UTC  

electronic voteing should not be a thing in the first place

2019-12-08 18:27:35 UTC  

yea i was going to say the same thing

2019-12-08 18:27:37 UTC  

should be all paper

2019-12-08 18:27:52 UTC  

I understand how it seems like a good idea on first glance

2019-12-08 18:28:06 UTC  

it just adds more points of failure

2019-12-08 18:28:19 UTC  

and more holes that can be discovered and then exploited

2019-12-08 18:28:22 UTC  

well it makes more single points of failure.

2019-12-08 18:28:34 UTC  

and that's the important part.

2019-12-08 18:29:18 UTC  

ballots should be collected in paper only, and nationally there should be a Voter ID that is required upon showing up to the ballot. Then all the paper votes should be counted multiple times by different parties to ensure accuracy

2019-12-08 18:29:38 UTC  

yes

2019-12-08 18:29:42 UTC  

all of that.

2019-12-08 18:29:47 UTC  

and then...

2019-12-08 18:29:49 UTC  

after all of this

2019-12-08 18:29:57 UTC  

if trump loses you just make him winner anyways

2019-12-08 18:30:00 UTC  

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2019-12-08 18:30:06 UTC  

If trump loses oh lawd

2019-12-08 18:30:07 UTC  

if you want to have a automatic counter you can also have that to check against your human counters.

2019-12-08 18:30:21 UTC  

Clown world accelerated

2019-12-08 18:30:36 UTC  

what would be SUPPER funny is if he also wins the "popular vote" this time around, like to the point where they can't say the crap they are saying now.

2019-12-08 18:30:45 UTC  

that would be great