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Rhiannon12866

(206,197 posts) Thu Dec 16, 2021, 06:01 PM Dec 2021

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USPS developed, scrapped mobile voting system before 2020 election: Report - CBS News

A new report from The Washington Post reveals the U.S. Postal Service created a system that would allow people to vote on their cell phones before the 2020 election, unbeknownst to other government agencies. Washington Post business reporter Jacob Bogage spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about why the Postal Service scrapped the idea and why they developed it in the first place. Aired on 12/16/2021.

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USPS developed, scrapped mobile voting system before 2020 election: Report - CBS News (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Dec 2021 OP

De joy were afeared of who all those "Obama Phones" would vote for. Ligyron Dec 2021 #1

Not to mention that he got rid of mailboxes! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2021 #2

And high-speed sorting machines! SheltieLover Dec 2021 #3

Yep, didn't just stop using them. Dismantled and trashed them. tanyev Dec 2021 #4

He should rot in prison for destruction of govt property! SheltieLover Dec 2021 #5

Ligyron

(7,639 posts)

1. De joy were afeared of who all those "Obama Phones" would vote for.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 06:07 PM

Dec 2021

Rhiannon12866

(206,197 posts)

2. Not to mention that he got rid of mailboxes!

Reply to Ligyron (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 06:09 PM

Dec 2021

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

3. And high-speed sorting machines!

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 06:31 PM

Dec 2021

tanyev

(42,632 posts)

4. Yep, didn't just stop using them. Dismantled and trashed them.

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 06:42 PM

Dec 2021

What a horrible waste of money.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

5. He should rot in prison for destruction of govt property!

Reply to tanyev (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 06:44 PM

Dec 2021

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