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Old 10-29-2014, 02:54 PM
 
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Interesting that there have been multiple reports of these "machine calibration" issues in several states, and yet every single one of them has the same issues- Republican votes switching to votes for the Dems.

This was in Moline, IL at the Moline Public library:


Voting Error at Moline Public Library - YouTube
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Old 10-29-2014, 02:57 PM
 
Location: Carmichael, CA
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I think we are near--if not there--to no longer being able to say that we have fair elections.

And if we can't even have a fair election, what's the point of voting?
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Old 10-29-2014, 02:57 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Just a very, very odd coincidence..right ?
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Old 10-29-2014, 02:58 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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I think we are near--if not there--to no longer being able to say that we have fair elections.

And if we can't even have a fair election, what's the point of voting?
I've been saying that for years now.

These guys are SELECTED, not ELECTED.
We go throught this farce of thinking that WE, the people choose.
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Old 10-29-2014, 03:10 PM
 
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calibration errors are not random necessarily (IE calibration errors tend to go in one direction-and for a reason unrelated to politics), and that may be the issue. It does mean we need to have these machines leave a paper trail.
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Old 10-29-2014, 03:13 PM
 
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It means we need to go back to paper with two people checking each ballot. Slow but mistake free.
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Old 10-29-2014, 03:16 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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If the machines were switching D votes to R then there would be hell to pay.

But since they are in favor of the D's it's just a "calibration issue".
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Old 10-29-2014, 03:16 PM
 
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It means we need to go back to paper with two people checking each ballot. Slow but mistake free.
I disagree in a way. I LIKE the computers doing it, I just believe the result should always be put to paper in human readable form, and the computer data used to crosscheck the people tallying the ballots.
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Old 10-29-2014, 04:28 PM
 
Location: The land where cats rule
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I'm shocked I tell you! Simply shocked at this. Especially since the "calibrations" all seem to be going one way.
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Old 10-29-2014, 04:35 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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We are supposed to believe this w/o corroboration? I mean, who makes a youtube video of themselves voting?
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