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Offline Dadtallica

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Vote Your Butts Off!
« on: November 03, 2024, 10:00:17 AM »
Even though I realize most of you are going to do it completely all wrong…do it anyway! You don’t get to squeak and moan if you don’t participate.  :banana:

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Re: Vote Your Butts Off!
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2024, 11:01:41 AM »
Hoping for an epic evening like 2016 but don't think our efficient system will have them counted before the weekend..somehow it's taking longer each election for the results..how odd..

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Re: Vote Your Butts Off!
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2024, 12:29:16 PM »
somehow it's taking longer each election for the results..how odd..

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Yeah, because someone wouldn't concede and kept trying to challenge results.

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« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2024, 12:39:15 PM »
Yeah, because someone wouldn't concede and kept trying to challenge results.

I am referring to the time it takes to get to such results..not challenging the legality of them

That's a guarantee from whatever side loses this time..just hoping that can be done peacefully

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Re: Vote Your Butts Off!
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2024, 01:00:31 PM »
I am referring to the time it takes to get to such results..not challenging the legality of them
Because there were tons of calls to hand count ballots in various areas as well as trying to "find votes". Election subversion will only be worse this time around.

That's a guarantee from whatever side loses this time..just hoping that can be done peacefully

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It was certainly a dangerous precedent that was set by the losing party of 2020.
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Re: Vote Your Butts Off!
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2024, 01:39:29 PM »
The precedent was set long ago but most prominently in 2000.
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Re: Vote Your Butts Off!
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2024, 02:43:22 PM »
I am referring to the time it takes to get to such results..not challenging the legality of them

That's a guarantee from whatever side loses this time..just hoping that can be done peacefully

Eagler

Some states only count the early votes after the night of votes and that takes way too long.
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Re: Vote Your Butts Off!
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2024, 04:38:45 PM »
Some states only count the early votes after the night of votes and that takes way too long.

With numbers approaching 150,000,000 ballots, I am amazed they all get counted in November.
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Re: Vote Your Butts Off!
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2024, 05:16:38 PM »
The precedent was set long ago but most prominently in 2000.

The scale has tilted since 2000, 2016 to bizarro. We are all aware why, it doesn't fit under a rug.

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« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2024, 05:21:45 PM »
I have mixed feelings about this election. I might be okay with going over the edge sooner rather than later.
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Re: Vote Your Butts Off!
« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2024, 05:38:41 PM »
If you live in illinois, your vote dont count if you live outside of chicago. Need to split the state and let chicago be all by itself and let the rest of the state live a normal life
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Re: Vote Your Butts Off!
« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2024, 09:46:11 PM »
If you live in illinois, your vote dont count if you live outside of chicago. Need to split the state and let chicago be all by itself and let the rest of the state live a normal life

Maybe a simpler solution... Just go with the national popular vote.
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Re: Vote Your Butts Off!
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2024, 10:06:16 PM »
Maybe a simpler solution... Just go with the national popular vote.


So CA and NY can decide the election every cycle?  Next thing you know you sore losers will want to pack the SCOTUS, too.  Whoops, too late.  Then again, you guys aren't big fans of our Founders or the Constitution either ...
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Re: Vote Your Butts Off!
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2024, 10:09:26 PM »
Some states only count the early votes after the night of votes and that takes way too long.

Why is that, and which states would you be referring to?   
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Re: Vote Your Butts Off!
« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2024, 03:15:19 AM »
Our election process is ridiculously insecure.  It is not surprising that a majority of Americans don't trust it to be free from substantial fraud.

209 of the 227 countries for which the ACE Electoral Knowledge Network has data use hand-marked paper ballots.  Including France, Canada, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and UK.  Because hand marking is less susceptible to machine-completed ballots.

Many of countries (Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Sweden, UK, etc.) require ID to vote.   Because no ID means you can't verify that the person is eligible to vote.

Many of them have one voting day, count the ballots, and have the results the next day.  Because less time for the voting process gives less time for manipulation.

The least-vulnerable system is hand-marked paper ballots, cast in person, with ID, on one voting day, and counted that night.

Best system in my opinion would be that, with voting day being a national holiday that makes it easier to vote on that day.