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And they can flip the vote as soon as you leave the polling booth, or not even record it, and you'll never know. Just "trust the system"

RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y ago
You can actually put the ballot in the box. You or someone you trust can stay as an observer until the voting is done. You or someone you trust can watch as the ballots are removed from the voting box and counted. I think it has been recommended before, if you want to see this, sign up to be a poll observer. You will get to see the whole process.
- techntoke 6y ago
  https://www.heritage.org/voterfraud https://www.heritage.org/voterfraud Thousands of issues of voter fraud, and these are only the instances where they got caught. Polling officials are usually the ones that are responsible for mass voter manipulation, just look at what happened in Iowa and Georgia. Poll watchers are appointed by political parties. It is not something anyone can sign up for and get to do. Monitors also do not directly prevent electoral fraud.
  - anoncake 6y ago
    > It is not something anyone can sign up for and get to do. Looks like you've found the problem. Of course you don't get the benefits of a public election if the election isn't public.
    - techntoke 6y ago
      Yet I'm being downvoted for pointing it out
      - anoncake 6y ago
        The joy of discussing local to statewide policies on an international forum.
CathedralBorrow 6y ago
No they can not. I put my ballot in a locked box filled with other ballots. It's not like I hand my ballot to a person and ask them to please record my vote.
- techntoke 6y ago
  A locked box that is counted by who exactly and then those figures are sent were and verified by who?
  - ByteJockey 6y ago
    Local community members with representatives from all major parties present usually.
  - deleted 6y ago
    [deleted]
  - CathedralBorrow 6y ago
    The answers to all these questions are known and public when I vote. I know who counts them, where the figures are sent and who verifies them.

RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y ago

You can actually put the ballot in the box. You or someone you trust can stay as an observer until the voting is done. You or someone you trust can watch as the ballots are removed from the voting box and counted. I think it has been recommended before, if you want to see this, sign up to be a poll observer. You will get to see the whole process.

techntoke 6y ago
https://www.heritage.org/voterfraud https://www.heritage.org/voterfraud Thousands of issues of voter fraud, and these are only the instances where they got caught. Polling officials are usually the ones that are responsible for mass voter manipulation, just look at what happened in Iowa and Georgia. Poll watchers are appointed by political parties. It is not something anyone can sign up for and get to do. Monitors also do not directly prevent electoral fraud.
- anoncake 6y ago
  > It is not something anyone can sign up for and get to do. Looks like you've found the problem. Of course you don't get the benefits of a public election if the election isn't public.
  - techntoke 6y ago
    Yet I'm being downvoted for pointing it out
    - anoncake 6y ago
      The joy of discussing local to statewide policies on an international forum.

CathedralBorrow 6y ago

No they can not. I put my ballot in a locked box filled with other ballots. It's not like I hand my ballot to a person and ask them to please record my vote.

techntoke 6y ago
A locked box that is counted by who exactly and then those figures are sent were and verified by who?
- ByteJockey 6y ago
  Local community members with representatives from all major parties present usually.
- deleted 6y ago
  [deleted]
- CathedralBorrow 6y ago
  The answers to all these questions are known and public when I vote. I know who counts them, where the figures are sent and who verifies them.