The Voting Process in Maryland
 

Harry Krause wrote:

Your own state is having horrendous electronic voting machine problems
today.

I had a first today. we voted on paper ballot,a nd it was recorded
electronicly.

No chads, clear instructions, and easy to do. then the ballot is put in
a machine, and votes electronically counted, and the ballot remains. in
case of a manual recount.

pretty neat idea.

The Voting Process in Maryland
 

On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 19:39:42 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Vic Smith" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:21:26 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:



My guess: you didn't vote in this election. You're a watcher, not a do-er.

I didn't vote today. Decided that if I post in this group I'll end up
in political discussions. So my opinions must be totally unbiased,
and not tainted by a voting record.
Besides, I didn't like any of the candidates.

--Vic

watsamatta with Daffy Duck?

I was afraid that write-in would confuse the poll-watchers.
Both sides.

--Vic

The Voting Process in Maryland
 

Vic Smith wrote:
I was afraid that write-in would confuse the poll-watchers.
Both sides.

--Vic

Who knows?

It might have been good for them.

The Voting Process in Maryland
 

Harry Krause wrote:
On 11/7/2006 3:16 PM, Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Harry Krause wrote:
We have those damned electronic voting machines in Maryland, the ones
that do not provide any printed record of your vote.

I asked the polling "referee" why I should trust these machines to
produce an honest count, and she said, "Well, I feel secure about them."

To which I responded, "What are your credentials? Who are you? Why
should I trust you?" She really had no answers that were satisfactory.

Why would you become confrontational with someone who has no decision
making authority? She is a very nice volunteer, who was laughing at
you as soon as you walked away. Even if she agrees with your
assessment, she was laughing at your behavior.



No, she wasn't, because at least five other people around me were asking
her the same questions.

Go complain to the Elections Commissioner in your county.

Perhaps you take the voting process lightly. I don't.

You were ****ing on the working stiff again.

The Voting Process in Maryland
 

Harry Krause wrote:
On 11/7/2006 6:25 PM, JimH wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
. ..
On 11/7/2006 6:12 PM, JimH wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
On 11/7/2006 5:45 PM, Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Harry Krause wrote:
On 11/7/2006 3:16 PM, Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Harry Krause wrote:
We have those damned electronic voting machines in Maryland,
the ones that do not provide any printed record of your vote.

I asked the polling "referee" why I should trust these machines
to produce an honest count, and she said, "Well, I feel secure
about them."

To which I responded, "What are your credentials? Who are you?
Why should I trust you?" She really had no answers that were
satisfactory.
Why would you become confrontational with someone who has no
decision making authority? She is a very nice volunteer, who
was laughing at you as soon as you walked away. Even if she
agrees with your assessment, she was laughing at your behavior.
No, she wasn't, because at least five other people around me were
asking her the same questions.

Perhaps you take the voting process lightly. I don't.
She was laughing at your inability to make speak your displeasure
about the voting machines in an effective manner. You asking a
poll volunteer "What are your credentials? Who are you? Why should
I trust you?" makes as much sense as screaming at the moon, both
of them are just as effective in changing the voting process.
Perhaps if you did take the voting process seriously, and really
wanted to make a change, you would realize how completely
ineffective your confrontational behavior is and so something that
would make a difference. My guess is you enjoy the confrontation,
and really don't care if they change the machines.
You assume the woman was a "volunteer." She was not. She introduced
herself as a "supervisor" from the state board of elections, and
was wearing a state ID nameplate. We had some serious problems
during the primaries some weeks ago, and the board of elections
caught hell.

Perhaps you ought to have a few facts on hand before you drool in
here, hey?

Say hello to the new tactics of the Democrats in Election 2006.

sigh

Really? The Republican governor of this state urged voters to obtain
absentee ballots because he had no confidence in the electronic
machines.

He


Governor Warns of Crisis in Wake of Diebold 'Repair' Revelations
By Scott M. Fulton, III, BetaNews
October 27, 2006, 1:30 PM



Let's see who starts to file the lawsuits.

Oops, the Dems have already filing them in Ohio, even before the
voting sites close at 7:30. ;-)



The FBI is in Virginia, investigating Republican intimidation of voters.

Democrats posing as Republicans.

The Voting Process in Maryland
 

On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:56:58 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:41:39 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

I didn't like any of the candidates.

I didn't like most of them myself but there were constitutional
amendments I had an opinion on and some of the candidates were worse
than the other enough to get me down there. Not voting means you don't
even care and that is the mandate they like to have when they screw
you.

Nope. No amendments or special ballots. And no good choices.
This is a solid Dem district, and I don't like the Dem. I had an
extended e-mail exchange with the Republican candidate after
asking a simple question: "What is your position on illegal
immigration?" His initial answer was, "Improve the economy of
Mexico," and it went downhill from there.
Not voting this time out was a good exercise of my constitutional
rights. And I'm damned proud of it.

--Vic

The Voting Process in Maryland
 

Harry Krause wrote:
On 11/7/2006 9:20 PM, Bert Robbins wrote:
Harry Krause wrote:
On 11/7/2006 6:25 PM, JimH wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
. ..
On 11/7/2006 6:12 PM, JimH wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
On 11/7/2006 5:45 PM, Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Harry Krause wrote:
On 11/7/2006 3:16 PM, Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Harry Krause wrote:
We have those damned electronic voting machines in Maryland,
the ones that do not provide any printed record of your vote.

I asked the polling "referee" why I should trust these
machines to produce an honest count, and she said, "Well, I
feel secure about them."

To which I responded, "What are your credentials? Who are
you? Why should I trust you?" She really had no answers that
were satisfactory.
Why would you become confrontational with someone who has no
decision making authority? She is a very nice volunteer, who
was laughing at you as soon as you walked away. Even if she
agrees with your assessment, she was laughing at your behavior.
No, she wasn't, because at least five other people around me
were asking her the same questions.

Perhaps you take the voting process lightly. I don't.
She was laughing at your inability to make speak your
displeasure about the voting machines in an effective manner.
You asking a poll volunteer "What are your credentials? Who are
you? Why should I trust you?" makes as much sense as screaming
at the moon, both of them are just as effective in changing the
voting process. Perhaps if you did take the voting process
seriously, and really wanted to make a change, you would realize
how completely ineffective your confrontational behavior is and
so something that would make a difference. My guess is you
enjoy the confrontation, and really don't care if they change
the machines.
You assume the woman was a "volunteer." She was not. She
introduced herself as a "supervisor" from the state board of
elections, and was wearing a state ID nameplate. We had some
serious problems during the primaries some weeks ago, and the
board of elections caught hell.

Perhaps you ought to have a few facts on hand before you drool in
here, hey?
Say hello to the new tactics of the Democrats in Election 2006.

sigh
Really? The Republican governor of this state urged voters to
obtain absentee ballots because he had no confidence in the
electronic machines.

He


Governor Warns of Crisis in Wake of Diebold 'Repair' Revelations
By Scott M. Fulton, III, BetaNews
October 27, 2006, 1:30 PM


Let's see who starts to file the lawsuits.

Oops, the Dems have already filing them in Ohio, even before the
voting sites close at 7:30. ;-)


The FBI is in Virginia, investigating Republican intimidation of voters.

Democrats posing as Republicans.



Right, Democrats posing as Republicans to lower Webb's vote.
Have you been a brainless ass all your life?

If you wanted the issue rather than the responsibility.