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I've lived in Georgia most of my life and we've used these voting machines as long as I can remember. I've never felt comfortable voting on these machines. You
by powvans 8y ago
I've lived in Georgia most of my life and we've used these voting machines as long as I can remember. I've never felt comfortable voting on these machines. You get the card from the poll worker, you put it into the machine, you make some choices, and then you hand the card to another poll worker on the way out the door.
Nothing about that process gives me confidence that the votes are actually counted after they are cast. I believe they are counted because I still have some confidence in government. Unfortunately confidence in government is eroding and these poor processes are not helping.
- drb91 8y agoThere's a similar process in California, but you get a receipt. Does georgia offer a voting receipt?
- pazimzadeh 8y agoI voted in Missouri using one of these machines. You can print a receipt but you cannot actually have the receipt, you just see it slide behind some clear plastic.
- powvans 8y agoThe machines used in Georgia do not print receipts. Full stop.
- greglindahl 8y agoThe California receipt lets you know later that your ballot was counted- very handy when you mail it in or cast a provisional. The ballot itself is paper. Or, at least, that’s how my county does it.
- powvans 8y agoNo, there’s no receipt. That’s what’s so confidence eroding out it. All you have to show for your effort is an “I voted” sticker with a peach on it.
- phyzome 8y agoThank god they have the stickers, at least. The foundation of our democracy.
- dmm10 8y agoNo, GA doesn't provide voting receipts.
- Spooky23 8y agoReceipts are problematic as they enable compelled voting.
- 36bydesign 8y agoWhich is?
- bdamm 8y agoWhich is where someone pays you to vote a certain way. It follows that they want proof, so the receipt shows proof of your vote. I think it's also likely to cause harassment outside of polling places with gangs on sidewalks asking to see the proof that people voted for their candidate. You DID get a receipt, didn't you?
- _-david-_ 8y agoSeems like someone could get a mail in ballet and sell it to somebody else?
- kybernetikos 8y agoYes, this is why I also don't really like mail in voting despite it being so much more convenient. I've heard lots of stories where the head of the household fills in the mail in ballots for the whole family.
- Spooky23 8y agoOf course! Abuse of mail in / absentee ballots are one of the few frauds that actually happen. The elderly and tight-knit religious groups are particularly vulnerable.
- vanattab 8y agoI think he is referring to cases in the past where politicians and political parties would pay people to vote and require they bring the slip back to prove they voted for the right guy.
- mrpopo 8y ago> I believe they are counted because I still have some confidence in government. Why would you? Don't. The ballot casting system should be inherently safe regardless of trust in any government official. That's how it's done in most democracies.
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