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2016 Postmortem

ucrdem

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3. As I understand it the hackery is on the cards used to load the ballots onto each machine.

Reply to MichMary (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 04:45 PM

Dec 2016

Each district has its own set of races and measures so each machine has to be loaded via smartcard or floppy to show the local ballot. So whoever produces the smartcards has access to every machine.

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If the recount does reveal hacking, we will never be allowed to know. [View all] musicblind Dec 2016 OP

Oliver Stone is the left's Alex Jones. MADem Dec 2016 #1

I never thought of Oliver Stone that way. musicblind Dec 2016 #7

He always goes beyond the known into speculation that is often wild. MADem Dec 2016 #10

Nope. I've been alive during the times Stone makes movies about. He doesn't lie. ancianita Dec 2016 #8

So have I. My assessment stands. nt MADem Dec 2016 #9

Something I don't understand: MichMary Dec 2016 #2

As I understand it the hackery is on the cards used to load the ballots onto each machine. ucrdem Dec 2016 #3

So, would each smartcard/floppy have to be MichMary Dec 2016 #4

Well each has to have custom software loaded onto it from somebody's PC ucrdem Dec 2016 #5

Thanks for the explanation! n/t MichMary Dec 2016 #6