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Quote from: Lokmar on October 28, 2024, 04:31:21 PMI would simply say they need to go back to how it was done before. What they'll WANT to do is "overhaul" it to make it even more convoluted.Then it's not an overhaul, is it?
Quote from: hard R on October 28, 2024, 03:20:04 PMMy father was an election scrutineer for his local area over a few elections. He took it seriously enough in my estimation; twice when a recount was deemed necessary, he and all the other scrutineers and counters remained until all were satisfied that all ballots were accounted for and their preferences tabulated correctly. The results were transmitted to the relevant authorities. Once the task was completed, then they went home.
Local and state results were known on the night. Federal results might take a little longer, but only because time zone differences meant that the west of the country closed its polls two hours after the east (three hours if the eastern state were observing daylight savings (which the west did not). In any event, the public were advised of the outcome no later than the following day. It's one of the very few instances I'm aware of where a government department displays its efficiency and due diligence.
And if your absentee ballot was not lodged with the rest of the ballots by close of polling, too bad. If you wanted it counted, it was on you to make sure you ballot was submitted in a timely manner. If you cared enough, you'd do it.
That the US system is incapable of this relatively minor feat of bean counting says (eloquently enough) that the US system is corrupt and in desperate need of overhaul. Counts can happen at scale, you simply put more counters and watchers on the job. Yet year after year we see places like Maricopa County pleading that more time is needed. No, you lot need to be detained, interrogated and investigated, at length and (where necessary) imprisoned for failure to provide the service you pretended to deliver.
A service that other democracies in the western world have proved time an again they are capable of executing, both with electronic measure and without.
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on October 28, 2024, 10:43:41 AMTo remember an Era 35 years ago before high speed computer and internet links when we would show up at polling station ON ELECTION DAY, vote and get our results for who was the next president that night by 11:00pm?
Gotta wonder what's changed since we have all these fancy smancy high speed computers, technology and what not and need TWO weeks to vote early and a another TWO days AFTER the election to tabulate the results.
Quote from: Brent on October 28, 2024, 01:11:38 PMWe usually get our election results pretty quick. If there is a riding recount, it can be scheduled for a certain day and time.My father was an election scrutineer for his local area over a few elections. He took it seriously enough in my estimation; twice when a recount was deemed necessary, he and all the other scrutineers and counters remained until all were satisfied that all ballots were accounted for and their preferences tabulated correctly. The results were transmitted to the relevant authorities. Once the task was completed, then they went home.
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on October 28, 2024, 10:43:41 AMTo remember an Era 35 years ago before high speed computer and internet links when we would show up at polling station ON ELECTION DAY, vote and get our results for who was the next president that night by 11:00pm?We usually get our election results pretty quick. If there is a riding recount, it can be scheduled for a certain day and time.
Gotta wonder what's changed since we have all these fancy smancy high speed computers, technology and what not and need TWO weeks to vote early and a another TWO days AFTER the election to tabulate the results.
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on October 28, 2024, 10:43:41 AMTo remember an Era 35 years ago before high speed computer and internet links when we would show up at polling station ON ELECTION DAY, vote and get our results for who was the next president that night by 11:00pm?
Gotta wonder what's changed since we have all these fancy smancy high speed computers, technology and what not and need TWO weeks to vote early and a another TWO days AFTER the election to tabulate the results.
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