What if the POWER goes out on Tuesday?

[NoBushSpokenHere]

Does anyone know if the computer systems have a back up battery system? Would that mean we could vote on hand counted paper ballots?


No, I do not know of any attempt of widespread outages, just wondering what would happen if the power DID go out?

[babylonsister]

1. Brillant! Something else to worry about, and then no one could

communicate! Are you Karl?
I kid. I hadn't even thought of it, and won't after I type this. I hope!

[az chela]

6. We have paper ballots is Az and I already filled mine out and

put it in the locked box.Maybe everyone should demand a paper ballot monday and vote then

[southerncrone]

2. Pleeeease don't encouarge their bad behavior

you know when they find a tactic tht works for them, they tend to wear it out.

[magellan]

3. A poll worker was asked that here earlier; they do have battery backups

Will the backups work is the next question.

[upi402]

8. batteries OK in Republican areas, dead in Democratic areas

"Shocked! Shocked I tell you!"
:wow:

[NoBushSpokenHere]

4. Not trying to be negative here it

is just that i do not trust the machines. I am cautiously hopeful that we will have true numbers this time. Those who live near districts where the numbers are close, please volunteer to GOTV. The further apart the numbers are going in, the less chance for computer manipulation to occur. As far as whether the computers could handle a widespread outage, I doubt it, but am not suggesting that anyone do such a thing. Sure hope it doesn't happen now especially after posting the question. For the record, I am innocent! Oh and also, I am not Karl Rove either! Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww please don't even kid me about that!



*Edited to change farther to further... not sure which one is correct really, and just really don't care for that matter :)

[Dob Bole]

5. What happens to a toad when it gets hit by lightning?

"The same thing that happens to everything else."

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Why do you think I VOTED on PAPER