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Having a paper ballot doesn't help if the verification process is broken. In this past presidential primary, a group of election observers signed affidavits th
by clarkevans 9y ago
Having a paper ballot doesn't help if the verification process is broken. In this past presidential primary, a group of election observers signed affidavits that they witnessed counting monkey-business during a "5% audit". The reports assert that Sanders ballots were under-counted 21 and Hillary's were over-counted by 49 so that they matched the previously tallied and reported machine numbers. This issue emerged after Sanders campaign window to challenge the election results had past. What is frustrating is the lack of investigation into the issue; did this event actually occur as described -- were the numbers in a spreadsheet trusted over the actual paper ballots?
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/05/13/chicago-election-official-admits-numbers-didnt-match-hillary-clinton-vs-bernie-sanders-election-fraud-allegations/ https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/05/13/chicago-election-off...