::::::::
A very strange thing that seems to slip by people is when open source, paper trail, and other machine advocates say that the paper ballot will be the "ballot of record." This does not mean that the paper ballots will ever be counted. It merely means that after the machine count is announced and the winner declared, the paper trail and/or paper ballots will be retained just in case some renegade elections official or court permits a recount. A record is something that is kept in case it is needed and many elections officials and courts have decided that recounts weren't needed. People seem to think that "ballot of record" means the ballots that will be counted on election night, or ballots that will at least be counted at some point, even if it is too late to matter. All "ballot of record" means is that some type of paper trail or ballot will be produced and retained just in case somebody contesting an election manages to obtain permission to count them (which, as many of us have found out the hard way, is easier said than done). The paper ballot must be the ballot that is counted on election night, and the ballot that takes precedent over all other "ballots" even if we can't force such sham "ballots" out of our elections system. With any luck at all, by supporting H.R. 6200, which calls for hand-counted paper ballots, we can get rid of the invisible ballots and the weasels promoting them. If you haven't already done so, please sign this petition to remove ALL machines from our elections process: Petition
|
|
,
By Mark E. Smith (about the author)
Supporters of open source software, voter-verifiable paper trails, ballot marking, sorting, scanning, or counting machines, and H.R. 550, often use weasel words. "Ballot of Record" may not mean what you think it does.
I'm an anti-civilizationist and election boycott advocate in San Diego. For reasons not to vote in faith-based elections with secret vote counts for candidates you cannot hold accountable if they fail to represent you, check out the discussions, (more...)
The views expressed in this article are the sole responsibility of the author
and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
 Contact Editor |
Comments
The time limit for entering new comments on this diary has expired.
This limit can be removed. Our paid membership program is designed to give you many benefits, such as removing this time limit. To learn more, please click here.
| No comments |