NYer's what is the type of voting in NY please..

[bkkyosemite]

Bernie is entering the Lions Den in NY because the Gov. the mayor and Wall Street back HRC. The establishment is bullish in NY so I would like to know the voting process in that state. I'm not aware of it. Is it vote machines.

This is a must win for Hillary and for Bernie.

If it is vote machines, they can be coded to flip if there is no receipt and you will not be able to know since the companies are privately owned. Even if the blue collar of NY vote for Bernie I believe the votes will be flipped because the ptb bow to the Clintons..

[Godhumor]

1. Preemptive CTs are my favorite kind of CTs n/t

[bkkyosemite]

2. CT's ?

[Godhumor]

4. Conspiracy theories. But I'll actually answer your question, too

We fill out paper ballots which are then scanned in. The paper ballots are stored in case a hand count is needed.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

7. Was what happened to Al Gore a conspiracy theory? nt

[bkkyosemite]

8. Well that is better than a vote machine. There is evidence from previous elecitons that the

votes have been flipped. Also tabulators have been fixed to not add up correctly. So I was just asking. I do like that they keep the paper to compare if need be.

We here in Oregon do mail in paper ballots and they are tabulated. I had a conversation with the election official during the Obama election about a video showing a tabulator not working correctly and the election official swore before hand it was not the case and was shocked when they did a trial run. My official said they would watch it. Small town here. Thanks for the info.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

5. Hillbots now claim the voting is all fine. to discuss the election screwups are Conspiracy theories

And to be discounted immediately.

[bkkyosemite]

9. If Bernie was with more delegates right now and more votes what would they be saying then.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

13. if i had to guess, camp weathervane would be whistling a different tune.

Do i win? Lol

[RandySF]

3. Voting Machines in NY

New York State has adopted a two phase implementation plan to introduce new voting systems to the voting process in New York. Voters will see the first phase in 2008 with the introduction of Ballot Marking Devices at each polling place in the state. These new systems will be in addition to the regular lever voting machines that have been in use for most of the last century. Ballot marking devices provide increased opportunities for individuals with disabilities to vote privately and independently through the use of audio and tactile interfaces. These new systems also are equipped with features to allow the voter to adjust for size and contrast the ballot image, and allow the use of a "Sip-N-Puff" or paddle device by voters with limited hand dexterity.


http://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingMachines.html

[bkkyosemite]

10. What about reciepts of your vote? Do they give you that?

[yellerpup]

12. I was trained on those machines.

I worked with them on 4-5 elections beginning in 2008. Every precinct in the county had to buy one. What I learned is that disabled people don't want to spend a half hour or more trying to vote, if they show up at all. Two people in all my years tried to vote on them, one gave up in frustration and voted with a poll worker's help; the other walked out cursing the machine. My precinct was located on a street with a very steep slope in the downtown area where the sidewalks are uneven. I would be terrified to navigate that street in a wheelchair. Disabled voters have the option to vote absentee. These monstrous, complex machines were very expensive and IMO a complete waste of money.

[bkkyosemite]

15. Just great.......

[yellerpup]

6. We have optical scanners in Westchester County.

As a former Elections Inspector I can vouch for the poll workers to follow the rules and do their jobs. The first election I worked was 2008 and 73% of our precinct turned out to vote for Obama. He didn't get 73% of the vote, mind you, but he certainly got the lions share. This in a precinct of just over 3K where under a hundred people voted in the previous primary.

[bkkyosemite]

11. If 73% showed up for him why did not 73% of the vote go to him?

[yellerpup]

14. Sorry, poorly phrased.

I was an Obama supporter, so I 'saw' the voters all coming out for him. There were Republicans, too, and I'm sorry I don't remember the final totals, but the precinct turnout was a record 73% and Obama took the majority of Democratic votes.

[bkkyosemite]

16. Oh gotcha!

[Trenzalore]

17. I guess the polling is bad for Bernie

Pre-emptively making the election illegitimate before it even happens.

[hedgehog]

18. My district votes with scan machines that keep a paper copy.

I still miss the old clunky machines.