Please take a look at Minnesota voting systems. We use paper ballots (in case of recounts). Ballots are machine counted, and there is a spot-check for accuracy. Nobody has to wait for a touch screen. If one machine is countin inaccurately, a second one can recount the same ballots for a quick check. Our system is about as secure as it can get--and it's inexpensive as well!
I loved and was grateful for this post. It's not your usual pep talk about how bad things are and how we should get motivated. I already know how bad things are and am motivated. Smart Elections is giving me deap information and clear insights gleened from indepth reporting and research. It cannot be overstated how unique and valuable this is. I happily upgraded to paid.
I’m a former NYer from Suffolk County, still in interested in what’s going on. I hope they will think straight, go with paper ballots and a scanner to count them. I’ve used this system both in Florida (this was 20 years ago so I don’t know if this is still true)and Oklahoma.
"In November 2018, the government transparency advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) published a statement linking to source documents revealing that "Presidential adviser Ivanka Trump's fashion brand had just won first trial approval for 16 new trademarks (which had been applied for back in 2016) from the Chinese government. These approvals come about three months after Ivanka announced that her brand was shutting down, and mark the largest number of new Chinese trademarks she has received in a single month since President Donald Trump took office."
Although Ivanka Trump declared in July 2018 that she would be shuttering her namesake clothing brand, CREW stated that the trademarking of Ivanka Trump-branded items in China continues to be ethically problematic:
The newest Chinese trademarks cover fashion items including handbags, shoes, wedding dresses, and jewelry. (Ivanka's business has previously relied on a Chinese manufacturer to supply handbags, shoes, and clothing.) The trademarks also cover items including nursing homes, sausage casing, and voting machines. Ivanka's business applied for these trademarks in 2016.
This is far from the first time that Ivanka's Chinese trademarks have raised ethics questions. In May 2018, Ivanka Trump's business received approval for several new Chinese trademarks a week before President Trump announced that he wanted to lift the ban on the Chinese company ZTE, for violating US sanctions. In 2017, the business received three new Chinese trademarks on the same day she dined with Chinese President Xi Jinping." -~Snopes
"Over a span of two months in late 2018, the Chinese government granted 18 trademarks to companies linked to President Trump and his daughter. In October alone, according to the Associated Press, China’s Trademark Office granted provisional approval for 16 trademarks to Ivanka Trump Marks LLC. The new approvals covered Ivanka-branded fashion gear, including sunglasses, handbags, shoes and jewelry, as well as beauty services and voting machines."
Please take a look at Minnesota voting systems. We use paper ballots (in case of recounts). Ballots are machine counted, and there is a spot-check for accuracy. Nobody has to wait for a touch screen. If one machine is countin inaccurately, a second one can recount the same ballots for a quick check. Our system is about as secure as it can get--and it's inexpensive as well!
I loved and was grateful for this post. It's not your usual pep talk about how bad things are and how we should get motivated. I already know how bad things are and am motivated. Smart Elections is giving me deap information and clear insights gleened from indepth reporting and research. It cannot be overstated how unique and valuable this is. I happily upgraded to paid.
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I’m a former NYer from Suffolk County, still in interested in what’s going on. I hope they will think straight, go with paper ballots and a scanner to count them. I’ve used this system both in Florida (this was 20 years ago so I don’t know if this is still true)and Oklahoma.
Snopes re Ivanka Trump voting machine
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ivanka-trump-voting-machines/
"In November 2018, the government transparency advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) published a statement linking to source documents revealing that "Presidential adviser Ivanka Trump's fashion brand had just won first trial approval for 16 new trademarks (which had been applied for back in 2016) from the Chinese government. These approvals come about three months after Ivanka announced that her brand was shutting down, and mark the largest number of new Chinese trademarks she has received in a single month since President Donald Trump took office."
Although Ivanka Trump declared in July 2018 that she would be shuttering her namesake clothing brand, CREW stated that the trademarking of Ivanka Trump-branded items in China continues to be ethically problematic:
The newest Chinese trademarks cover fashion items including handbags, shoes, wedding dresses, and jewelry. (Ivanka's business has previously relied on a Chinese manufacturer to supply handbags, shoes, and clothing.) The trademarks also cover items including nursing homes, sausage casing, and voting machines. Ivanka's business applied for these trademarks in 2016.
This is far from the first time that Ivanka's Chinese trademarks have raised ethics questions. In May 2018, Ivanka Trump's business received approval for several new Chinese trademarks a week before President Trump announced that he wanted to lift the ban on the Chinese company ZTE, for violating US sanctions. In 2017, the business received three new Chinese trademarks on the same day she dined with Chinese President Xi Jinping." -~Snopes
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ivanka-trump-voting-machines/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/09/22/ivankas-trademark-requests-were-fast-tracked-in-china-after-trump-was-elected/
"Over a span of two months in late 2018, the Chinese government granted 18 trademarks to companies linked to President Trump and his daughter. In October alone, according to the Associated Press, China’s Trademark Office granted provisional approval for 16 trademarks to Ivanka Trump Marks LLC. The new approvals covered Ivanka-branded fashion gear, including sunglasses, handbags, shoes and jewelry, as well as beauty services and voting machines."
HELP Shasta County CA is under attack: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/09/voting-florida-elections-california
This is horrifying, terrifying and vitally important info. Thank you.