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posted by chromas on Thursday August 09 2018, @01:23AM   Printer-friendly
from the put-it-on-the-blockchain dept.

With worn-out clichés about the dead voting, Chicago used to be the poster child for voter fraud. But if any state is a poster child for terrible election practices, it is surely Georgia. Bold claims demand bold evidence, and unfortunately there's plenty; on Monday, McClatchy reported a string of irregularities from the state's primary election in May, including one precinct with a 243-percent turnout.

McClatchy's data comes from a federal lawsuit filed against the state. In addition to the problem in Habersham County's Mud Creek precinct, where it appeared that 276 registered voters managed to cast 670 ballots, the piece describes numerous other issues with both voter registration and electronic voting machines. (In fact it was later corrected to show 3,704 registered voters in the precinct.)

Multiple sworn statements from voters describe how they turned up at their polling stations only to be turned away or directed to other precincts. Even more statements allege incorrect ballots, frozen voting machines, and other issues.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/08/georgia-defends-voting-system-despite-243-percent-turnout-in-one-precinct/


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  • (Score: 2) by Thexalon on Thursday August 09 2018, @08:43PM (2 children)

    by Thexalon (636) on Thursday August 09 2018, @08:43PM (#719602)

    No, I'm denying that a reasonable person would think that this the extent of the voter fraud.

    Translation: I have no actual evidence to support my claims about voter fraud, but I know they must be true because my favorite news outlets keep saying it's happening. Said news outlet has no evidence to support their claims either, but since I'm inclined to believe them for reasons which have nothing to do with evidence, I believe them.

    In short, you've been propagandized successfully into believing claims with no evidence whatsoever. And yes, anyone who thinks the end of the Russia investigation will be Donald Trump led from the White House in handcuffs is just as duped as you are.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 09 2018, @08:53PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 09 2018, @08:53PM (#719613)

    No thats not an accurate translation. The actual meaning is quite clear.

    Anyway, like Ive been saying this bs is driving everyone away from the DNC, will be interesting to see what rises in its place.

    • (Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Friday August 10 2018, @10:53PM

      by Joe Desertrat (2454) on Friday August 10 2018, @10:53PM (#720111)

      No thats not an accurate translation. The actual meaning is quite clear.

      No, it is quite accurate. You have not provided any substantiation to your claims there is widespread voter fraud, other than apparently you "know" there is.