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    Votes being cast from ????

    A precinct in Georgia had 670 votes cast, normally that would not be strange, but in this case there are only 276 registered voters. That is a 243% turnout, how does this happen?
    WASHINGTON - Habersham County's Mud Creek precinct in northeastern Georgia had 276 registered voters ahead of the state's primary elections in May.

    But 670 ballots were cast, according to the Georgia secretary of state's office, indicating a 243 percent turnout.


    The discrepancy, included in a number of sworn statements and exhibits filed as part of a federal lawsuit against the state by election security activists, comes amid swelling public concern for the security of Georgia's voting systems. Georgia is one of four states that uses voting machines statewide that produce no paper record for voters to verify, making them difficult to audit, experts say.


    And cybersecurity experts have warned that there were security flaws on the state election website leading up to the 2016 contest that permitted the download and manipulation of voter information.
    The court filings highlight various issues with Georgia's 16-year-old voting machines, as well as the system that runs them and handles voter registration information.
    In one sworn statement, a voter explains that she and her husband, who were registered to vote at the same address, were assigned different polling places and different city council districts. In another, a voting machine froze on Election Day.
    In several instances, voters showed up at their polling places as listed on the secretary of state's website, only to be told they were supposed to vote elsewhere.
    An Atlanta Democrat's voting machine provided him a ballot including the 5th Congressional District, for which longtime Rep. John Lewis ran unopposed, instead of his 6th Congressional District ballot, which featured a competitive Democratic race.
    Some issues, such as the freezing machines, could be chalked up to the age of the polling infrastructure, said Harri Hursti, a computer programmer who studies election cybersecurity.
    But others, like the incorrect ballots, could have been caused by anything from a clerical error to a malicious manipulation of voter data, said Hursti, who is also the organizer for the Voting Village at hacking conference DEF CON, where participants demonstrate hacking into some state voting machines.
    It's possible that there's a connection between the security issues reported at Georgia's Center for Election Systems and the issues chronicled in the court statements, but an immediate switch to paper ballots is necessary regardless, Hursti said.
    "But the connection is not needed," he said. "You don't need to have a smoking gun to do the right thing."
    In a statement, the office of Georgia's Secretary of State Brian Kemp defended the security of state elections.
    "Alongside federal, local and private sector partners, we continue to fight every day to ensure secure and accurate elections in Georgia that are free from interference. To this day, due to the vigilance, dedication and hard work of those partners, our elections system and voting equipment remain secure," spokeswoman Candice Broce wrote in an email.
    Kemp has set up a bipartisan commission to look into changing state voting machines ahead of the 2020 elections, but not in time for the midterm elections this November.
    Marilyn Marks, the executive director of the Coalition for Good Government, which has led the charge against the state's management of the election system, said the statements filed in federal court are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to voter complaints.
    "We are submitting only a small sample from scores of known system malfunctions and irregularities," she wrote in an email. "But those examples should raise alarms with officials, political parties, candidates and voters. Something is terribly wrong at a systemic level, and is not being taken seriously by Secretary Kemp, or the state and counties' election boards charged with conducting secure elections."
    The court statements are the latest additions to the growing list of concerns surrounding Georgia's election security.
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...-CIkEwOewsqVKs
    I do not care which party is in power, the voters do not need to be facing this kind of garbage. Who needs the Russians, it seems that Americans can screw up their own system without any help from the outside. Take a look a the clown show going on in Broward County as well.
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    So you blaming the guy that was SOS in Georgia at the time for these failures?

    As for the lumping in the Broward County, I say let them count the votes.
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    I am blaming ALL of the people involved that just for some reason can not get this simple process correct....it's their JOB for god's sake. If you are hired to oversee that the elections go smoothly and it does not, you need to be held accountable? Is that so hard?


    As far as the fruitcake in Broward County, she has made huge mistakes multiple times and in multiple elections. She and her crew need to go. The voters deserve better, there are strict rules that need to be followed, to the letter, to prevent not only a bad situation, but also the mere appearance, of a bad situation. Voting is a right that should be cherished, as many people around the globe are not guaranteed that right. People bitch about having to show an ID, yet they let some idiot like her make a mockery of our system?

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    So what about the email votes count them or not?
    Fred

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    stayed alive."

    'Take care of yourself, and each other.'

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    Is it legal? If they are part of their law, were sent in and received by the deadline, I guess they have to be. If you are going to go there, people able to vote without verifying that they are that person, you are going to create a big mess at some point. And these same people were complaining the Russians messed with the elections....why be stupid and make it easy for them or anybody else to mess it up? Before you go off on some kind of fairy tale, there have been some verified reports of people showing up to vote and being told that they have already voted. They were given a different ballot and told if it is challenged then they will look into it.


    Real simple....


    Register at some location where your ID can be checked.
    Show up to vote and have them look up your registration
    Show your ID to verify registration and ID match

    Vote


    Not a hard concept.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FredK View Post
    ...I say let them count the votes.
    I notice your repeat of that little bromide conspicuously does not implore counting only legitimate votes. I think that gives away the true thinking of Democrats who chant that response to the flood of irregularities from predominant Democrat counties and officials.
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