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MineralMan

(146,346 posts)
13. Are you registered? Do you vote?
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 10:27 AM
Jul 2017

How does interference get stopped? That's an IT problem, really. The federal government could play a role, but only if the states invite them to. Voting is one of those states' rights issues that is closely guarded by the states.

Here's an idea: Ask your Secretary of State what measures they are putting into place to ensure voter security and accuracy of elections. Ask your county election official the same question. It's your state and your county. I don't live in Texas. You can be involved in helping to make sure that your elections are run properly. Your local and state Democratic Party should also be involved in insisting that the Secretary of State is implementing such measures. Are they? I don't know. I don't live in Texas. You do.

Here in Minnesota, we have an outstanding election process, with many checks and balances and a paper record of every ballot. We've had two statewide recounts in recent years, where every paper ballot was tallied. The results of the initial count were confirmed in both cases, with only very minor discrepancies. Our DFL party monitors every election very, very closely and our voters have insisted that our elections and districts are properly handled.

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