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[–] cynoclast [S] 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago
It's not, it's just hard to corrupt. Paper ballots by mail would be a better idea. Oregon does this and it's awesome. Sooooo convenient.
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[–] homosexuals_are_gay 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
They are thrown out because democrats know the military doesn't vote for them.
[–] oowensby 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I am afraid that, if the ballots were not escorted and watched basically from the voter to the counting table, there would be too many opportunities for tampering. I note that you like the vote by mail Oregon system; but, I think it would be the easiest system to corrupt. Most voter fraud, that is actually caught in the US, is committed with absentee ballots — that can be mailed in.
[–] cynoclast [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Except voter fraud is an almost non-existent problem. Election fraud on the other hand occurs way more often. How is mail ballot tampering easier? You have physical ballots to deal with. It's not scalable. Electronic vote tampering on the other hand is trivial in comparison.
[–] cgsur 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It is unfortunate but in politics it pays to consider the cynical option.