Well hey, provided that the poll workers are a representative of the total population, it might be _more_ democratic then leaving the rigged machines to make the decisions.
No, because certain workers are much more likely to have, say, hypothetically, a large mechanism in place with which to cheat, which also *made the machines* and hence knows exactly how to change them.
Basically, your theory requires that A) a voting system run by Republicans have a standard average distribution of poll workers B) all poll workers be equally likely to cheat C) all cheaters have equal ability to cheat
I was mostly assuming that the results had been predetermined and accordingly there was no need to modify the results after the fact. I did state the requirement for A upfront.
Man ... I was really hoping not to win this one. My CITY even! At least it's a story about NOT doing something stupid rather than about how we're GOING to do something stupid for once. or worse, how we already did it and nobody cares.
At least it's a story about NOT doing something stupid Not so fast: "Counties may also set up regional storage locations where poll workers can pick up machines on the morning of Election Day and take them to polling locations."
They're still allowing unrestricted access to the voting machines, away from security, for periods of time.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-20 12:17 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-20 12:18 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-20 12:19 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-20 05:30 pm (UTC)I guess I'm glad it's not. Let's thin out the voting crazy.
(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-20 12:35 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-20 12:42 am (UTC)Basically, your theory requires that
A) a voting system run by Republicans have a standard average distribution of poll workers
B) all poll workers be equally likely to cheat
C) all cheaters have equal ability to cheat
(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-20 12:47 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-20 02:29 am (UTC)How do The Onion stay in business, again? When reality is THIS FUCKING DUMB...
(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-20 04:08 am (UTC)Sigh.
(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-20 08:00 am (UTC)Hey, it was worth a shot. ;)
(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-20 07:59 am (UTC)*hugs Canada's ballot boxes*
I'm all for reducing paper but... for a vote? PAPER FOREVER!!
(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-20 12:05 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-20 12:51 pm (UTC)Not so fast:
"Counties may also set up regional storage locations where poll workers can pick up machines on the morning of Election Day and take them to polling locations."
They're still allowing unrestricted access to the voting machines, away from security, for periods of time.
They're just not doing it *overnight* any more.
(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-20 01:56 pm (UTC)