Election Reform

I've been a poll worker and precinct captain in Ohio for years. We don't go through the roll and count each vote, no one has time for that, but the paper roll has a final count printed on it that has to match the electronic count. I could get the manual we use, scan it, upload it to a cloud, then post it for you, but you'll just find another loophole for why you distrust the system. You trust no one, but you can take my word for it.

That paper roll is then stored under lock & key at the county Board of Elections for two years in case of a dispute or if a hand count is warranted. That paper trail sits like a ticking time bomb to bust anyone who dares to flip votes on upload. Those workers who upload the votes sign off on the machine they worked on so tampering is easily tracked to the individual.

Again, installing software to alter the count would be evident when one company's machines consistently leaned to the opposite candidate in a partisan county. The penalty for fraud would be criminal charges and loss of a multi million dollar contract, and for what, just so the company can curry government favor? They already make millions counting our votes.

You'd never find enough "average people" to hand count paper ballots that have several candidates and issues. We can't get enough people to work the polls and have to work a 16 hour day without relief. I would trust a cold hearted machine before I would a Freeper zealot hand counting my ballot. You would do well to volunteer to work your local election instead of following cynical conspiracy theories.

You can go to this link to see how our machines work, what companies operate in each county, and even take an online course in overseeing an election:
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/electionsofficials/CountyVotingEquipment.aspx


I can't vouch for other states, but in Ohio I believe we finally got it right, thanks to a Democratic governor.