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Le Pen vs. Macron - today's pics (Original Post) dalton99a May 2017 OP
eheh sarkozy looks like he is at a funeral.nt. drray23 May 2017 #1
also notice we vote with paper ballots drray23 May 2017 #2
hand counted paper ballots Botany May 2017 #3
On a Sunday, to maximize turnout... JDC May 2017 #4
Why can't we have voting like this??!?!!! It just makes SENSE. AgadorSparticus May 2017 #5
Well... 2naSalit May 2017 #7
And would be difficult to fix results. Arrrrgh!!!! AgadorSparticus May 2017 #8
And Russians can't hack into ballot boxes that aren't electronic. Neema May 2017 #11
+1,000!!! AgadorSparticus May 2017 #13
Back to paper ballots. I don't care how long it takes for the results oasis May 2017 #12
No electoral bullshit MFM008 May 2017 #6
These people look like they take their democracy seriously. Tatiana May 2017 #9
They do because 2naSalit May 2017 #10

drray23

(7,627 posts)
2. also notice we vote with paper ballots
Sun May 7, 2017, 10:09 AM
May 2017

that we put inside an envelope. No hanging chads, no compromised electronic voting machine.

AgadorSparticus

(7,963 posts)
5. Why can't we have voting like this??!?!!! It just makes SENSE.
Sun May 7, 2017, 10:19 AM
May 2017

-- paper voting in an envelope
-- hand counted
-- no machines
-- on a SUNDAY

oasis

(49,370 posts)
12. Back to paper ballots. I don't care how long it takes for the results
Sun May 7, 2017, 01:41 PM
May 2017

to be announced. Since Americans are irritated by being stuck with an ass for president and have to wait years for a remedy, they surely can wait a day or two for election results.

Tatiana

(14,167 posts)
9. These people look like they take their democracy seriously.
Sun May 7, 2017, 12:20 PM
May 2017

Paper ballots. Voting on a weekend.

***Sigh***

We look like a banana republic in comparison.

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