How can we be sure if the votes are taken behind closed doors and guarded by police?
Why can't they be counted out in the open?
How could they possibly be counted openly if there are no paper trails?
2006-10-19 16:53:45 · 11 answers · asked by sincere12_26 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
we can't be sure. that is the sad thing. and the computer voting is so easily tampered with, but even ballot voting can be changed. i know someone who worked the election in mexico this year, and he said they were bribed to throw away votes for obrador but were afraid to come forward about it. hopefully that kind of thing won't happen in the US, but you never know.
2006-10-19 16:57:38 · answer #1 · answered by advicemom 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Maybe by voting twice. Absentee before the election and e-voting during the election. That way if the e-votes are rigged, we always have our real votes to solve the problem. But I don't think you can vote twice...unless poll worker gives you an absentee ballot and your voting card. That way if there are close elections, we just go to the paper votes and count the votes. Yes, it's time consuming but I think any fair person would rather take days to count the votes and give in a fair result than have a quick and fraudulent results.
2006-10-19 17:00:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-24 19:10:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By voting in a state whose governor isn't the president's brother.
That's pretty much it. I haven't seen so much corruption since Kennedy, sorry dems, but at least he was voted in, one way or the other, for the right reasons. And, he was taken out for doing his job. And, his job was gettting us, the poor bastards, more rights and more freedoms and more access to resources that would help us succeed.
I say, find the right people, get them in, get them protected, and get them out before someone can put a bullet through their heads.
That won't happen with a republican camp guys, even you reps know that.
Anyone got the stomache to field this issue? I mean,anyone who is anyone, who can speak from the soul of having been there?
2006-10-19 17:10:43 · answer #4 · answered by lili gee 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
These are all legitimate questions that have plagued our last two presidential elections. We could always call the UN to come and monitor our elections on the grounds that we suspect they are not on the up and up. It is important that we vote, especially in these times, or there will be no votes to count. Don't let your concerns stop you or anyone else from voting!
2006-10-19 16:55:14 · answer #5 · answered by michaelsan 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Did you miss your Prozac today? Go to your local courthouse and talk to the people on the election board. Volunteer as a monitor and stay there all night like they do to ensure the system works. Then follow along with them the next day as they transport the votes to the state capital. Otherwise shut your piehole and have faith in the system
2006-10-19 16:58:37 · answer #6 · answered by Jim from the Midwest 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
you should have signed up to be an election judge, or work for a candidate as a poll watcher.
2006-10-19 17:01:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can't be sure -- you have to have the faith as small as a mustard see that it is.
LOL.
2006-10-19 23:58:35 · answer #8 · answered by DaMan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because i live in NY, not Ohio
2006-10-19 17:08:04 · answer #9 · answered by jjayflash9 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We can't ...the fix is already in.
2006-10-19 16:56:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋