Imagine if somebody who has TDS and works at the post office gets a hold of a Republican ballot because of how its labeled. Do you think they'll turn it in, knowing it's a vote Trump?
I firmly believe that the completed ballots of entire neighborhoods, districts and counties will be re-routed, stolen or destroyed on the spot long before they ever get anywhere near their designated election tallying center. It’s no secret which way specific areas in this country tend to vote. Just look at who the federal congressman is for that district. Hmmm, had a R rep for the last 20 years...lots of American flags, MAGA signs, Trump bumper stickers - ooops! I could have sworn there were 10 bags of mail-in ballots, now there’s only 6 in the truck. Oh well...I must have miscounted. Well, damn! The sorting machine must have malfunctioned because most of the mail-in ballots from zip code 12345 got mangled! They’re completely unreadable. Sorry!
Don't have to imagine. That's how a State Supreme Court seat was stolen in WI. Wisconsin. Home of the cheesemakers! Wholesome as can be. Appleton. Door County cherries. Like stepping into a Norman Rockwell painting. If they'll do it here, they'll do it anywhere.
This is exactly it. You don’t even need to lay out hypothetical scenarios about mail in voting - you just need them to explain how having your vote handled by dozens of people over the course of a few days and trusting the person who receives the vote to register it correctly is more sEcUrE than going to a polling station and getting a receipt for your vote that only you touched and registered yourself.
We don't get that here. Other than that, our in-person voting is pretty good. Although I have no idea how the electronic counting works, and poll workers certainly have no oversight of that.
Imagine if somebody who has TDS and works at the post office gets a hold of a Republican ballot because of how its labeled. Do you think they'll turn it in, knowing it's a vote Trump?
Or if they see a Trump flag.
My postman delivers packages under the shadow of my large Trump flag everytime he comes up to the house.
I firmly believe that the completed ballots of entire neighborhoods, districts and counties will be re-routed, stolen or destroyed on the spot long before they ever get anywhere near their designated election tallying center. It’s no secret which way specific areas in this country tend to vote. Just look at who the federal congressman is for that district. Hmmm, had a R rep for the last 20 years...lots of American flags, MAGA signs, Trump bumper stickers - ooops! I could have sworn there were 10 bags of mail-in ballots, now there’s only 6 in the truck. Oh well...I must have miscounted. Well, damn! The sorting machine must have malfunctioned because most of the mail-in ballots from zip code 12345 got mangled! They’re completely unreadable. Sorry!
Don't have to imagine. That's how a State Supreme Court seat was stolen in WI. Wisconsin. Home of the cheesemakers! Wholesome as can be. Appleton. Door County cherries. Like stepping into a Norman Rockwell painting. If they'll do it here, they'll do it anywhere.
This is exactly it. You don’t even need to lay out hypothetical scenarios about mail in voting - you just need them to explain how having your vote handled by dozens of people over the course of a few days and trusting the person who receives the vote to register it correctly is more sEcUrE than going to a polling station and getting a receipt for your vote that only you touched and registered yourself.
"Getting a receipt for your vote."
We don't get that here. Other than that, our in-person voting is pretty good. Although I have no idea how the electronic counting works, and poll workers certainly have no oversight of that.