Reply #74: I beg to differ, there is a subset of ballot order pairs that [View All]

[Iceburg]

make shifting very easy.

Thus in voting areas with 2 distinct ballot orders, these 5 ballot order pairs qualify as easy shift:

Precinct1 KxyzB
Precinct2 BKxyz

If I take ballots that have been punched for kerry in Precinct 1 and have them read on Precinct 2's tabulator, then the 3rd party voted is unaffected. However, I can not take a ballot from precinct 2 marked for Kerry and read them on precinct 2's tabulator without adding to the third party vote.

The entire set of pairs that can be shifted without altering 3rd party votes are:

. . . . ........1 ... . . 2 .....3 ..... 4 .....5
Precinct1 KxyzB BKxyz zBKxy yzBKx xyzBK
Precinct2 BKxyz zBKxy yzBKx xyzBK KxyzB

The term "swap" is a bit misleading as the transaction must be oneway between pairs or the 3rd party vote is affected.