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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Sep 17, 2019, 08:24 PM Sep 2019

Hillary Clinton accuses Trump, McConnell of 'abdicating their responsibility' on election security

Hillary Clinton accused President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) of “abdicating their responsibility” on election security during a pointed speech Tuesday in which she also took aim at Trump for his repeated claims about voter fraud.

In a speech delivered at a conference in Washington, the Democratic Party’s 2016 presidential nominee applauded the Democratic-led House for passing legislation designed to strengthen election systems in the wake of Russian interference.

Clinton then slammed “Mitch McConnell’s Senate” for not acting on the legislation, which would authorize more than $600 million to update voting equipment to comply with new standards, including requirements that devoting machines produce a paper record, stay disconnected from the Internet and be manufactured in the United States.

“There is no way we can have the kind of secure election that we need without changing our laws and following it up with real investments,” Clinton said. “We have a fundamental set of threats to the bedrock of our democracy, and anyone who stands in the way of confronting those threats — from Mitch McConnell and his allies to the president himself — is abdicating their responsibility to protect and defend the Constitution.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/hillary-clinton-accuses-trump-mcconnell-of-abdicating-their-responsibility-on-election-security/ar-AAHr5HM?li=BBnbfcL

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Hillary Clinton accuses Trump, McConnell of 'abdicating their responsibility' on election security (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2019 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2019 #1
The paper ballots need to be HAND-MARKED, otherwise they are non-verifiable -- this is the latest diva77 Sep 2019 #2
"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)" lastlib Sep 2019 #3
Hillary is not afraid to say it Skittles Sep 2019 #4

Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

diva77

(7,629 posts)
2. The paper ballots need to be HAND-MARKED, otherwise they are non-verifiable -- this is the latest
Tue Sep 17, 2019, 08:35 PM
Sep 2019

scam with all the BMDs (Ballot Marking Devices) being purchased in numerous states --they produce what amounts to the output of a touchscreen machine printed on paper-- barcodes unreadable by humans, and which are incapable of verifying voter intent if used for a recount.

There is so much disinformation and misinformation and so many lies and myths about election security. I wish all high profile spokespersons would say "HAND-MARKED PAPER BALLOTS" instead of "paper ballots."

The gold standard for election integrity is still: hand-marked paper ballots hand-counted at the precinct level with public oversight

lastlib

(23,143 posts)
3. "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)"
Tue Sep 17, 2019, 08:36 PM
Sep 2019

"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Moscow)"

There. Fixed it for ya.

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