While voting in Nov 2016

[Sunny Daze]

I got the strangest feeling the machines were not right and remember wishing I could get a paper print out to show exactly who I had voted for and the thought still came to me that it could be set to show the opposite of what it records. (Throwing in here that I have no idea how they actually work in the first place) Call it intuition or whatever because at that time I don’t think there had been any discussion at all about the machines being tampered with. Now, with midterms quickly approaching, that same uneasy feeling consumes me every time my mind goes to Election Day. Of course we will vote but I can’t help but wonder if we will ever be able to do so with trust and confidence again. There has to be a better way.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Are they touch screen machines?

In my state you fill in ovals on a paper ballot with a black pen, then run it through a scanner for counting. The paper ballots are retained in the event of a recount. I suppose the scanners could be hacked but at least there are paper ballots if the question comes up. Do you not have any paper ballots at all?

[Sunny Daze]

2. Must be touch screen

because I remember touching to make a check mark appear by the name I chose.

[wasupaloopa]

4. Many vote a mail in ballot here in CA. You have weeks to do it and the ballots are saved

for recounting purposes.

We really don’t need machines and having only one day to vote.

[Sunny Daze]

5. We have beeen voting early

to avoid such a long wait. A lot of people do that so there has still been around an hour wait but that’s nothing compared to the waits we’ve experienced on the actual Election Day. My husband and I consider which ever day we go vote our Election Day. Going to check in to mail in ballots now. Thanks!

[fierywoman]

3. Can you ask to vote by mail? ... because you have to work on election day ...?

[Sunny Daze]

6. I'm going to check into that

because I really do need to work that day. Thank you!