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tomm2thumbs

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13. I hope someone from the company that makes lottery tix machines gets a contract

Reply to forest444 (Reply #12)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 03:48 PM

Mar 2016

to create printed-ballot verification for elections -- a receipt for the voter and one for the polling place. Of course there is no guarantee that the numbers that get sent in aren't swapped, but the paper output can be used to double check immediately that they haven't.

Seems like there would be big money in it for a company that could figure it out and they seem to already have something really close, that is accurately checking millions of entries in a single night towards a jackpot

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The complete interview with Bernie Sanders about Nicaragua [View all] suffragette Mar 2016 OP

the irony is that right from the start, you can see he supports the people of Latin America tomm2thumbs Mar 2016 #1

Excellent point. suffragette Mar 2016 #2

I hope this video gets spread now that it has been given attention by Univision tomm2thumbs Mar 2016 #3

I hope so, too. suffragette Mar 2016 #9

I watched that a while ago. Fascinating. nt valerief Mar 2016 #4

Yes, and unusual to see a politician so thoroughly explore a topic suffragette Mar 2016 #20

Univision cheap low blow Geronimoe Mar 2016 #5

I'm guessing Clinton's team got them to use the clip tomm2thumbs Mar 2016 #6

Bernie should have grilled her on this: forest444 Mar 2016 #7

I think their audience wanted 30 second punches tomm2thumbs Mar 2016 #8

That's the rub, isn't it. forest444 Mar 2016 #10

If they are going to do that, they could actually go one further, and I'd prefer it tomm2thumbs Mar 2016 #11

Ah! Hillary's kind of debate. forest444 Mar 2016 #12

I hope someone from the company that makes lottery tix machines gets a contract tomm2thumbs Mar 2016 #13

The lottery gets more respect than elections in today's America. forest444 Mar 2016 #14

indeed tomm2thumbs Mar 2016 #15

Jefferson said it best: forest444 Mar 2016 #16

I'm sure Trump will write that on the back of some shirts in the general tomm2thumbs Mar 2016 #18

That's his candidacy in a nutshell. forest444 Mar 2016 #19

Incredible! Context is certainly key. drokhole Mar 2016 #17

You're welcome! suffragette Mar 2016 #22

Bernie was right! Congress tried to rein in these abuses by Reagan and the CIA but Enthusiast Mar 2016 #21

Yes, he was. And he was very tough on Reagan in this interview. suffragette Mar 2016 #23