Voter Fraud Watch: A Primer on What to Watch For

Pajamas Media ^ | October 27, 2010 | J. Christian Adams

[kevkrom]

One of the worst ways to run an election is with paper ballots. We want to minimize the human inputs in our elections. Electronics are the way to go. When paper ballots are counted by humans, humans get to decide so many things — like which box is that “X” really in. Or, that isn’t an “X,” that’s a stray mark, so the “X” is really meant for this candidate. Get my point? Dishonest clerks can find lots of discretion in paper ballots. Lord over them while the count goes on, if the law allows.

I'm convinced that the best current method of vote recording and counting are paper optical scan ballots. There's a paper trail, but the counting is done by machine. In a proper setup, the voter should be allowed to verify their ballot by running it through a (non-tallying) optical reader to confirm their votes before casting the completed ballot.

[Freee-dame]

I learned a few new tricks recently. The most dangerous is when the dim Clerk prints out extra Access Codes for the ESlate machine. He hands up to 20 codes to his activist buddy when he comes through the line. By voting straight ticket, said activist can probably vote 20 times in a few minutes in the privacy of the booth.

This is what probably happens in some of the Dem precincts who always seem to get their vote totals in much later than the Republican and mixed ones. Voting straight party with one click should be banned.

[maica]

I agree.

[darth]

I assume you have read my booklet on vote fraud and how to stop it.

The BEST way to stop fraud is to BE THERE.

If the Judge and all Clerks are crooked dims (not all dims are crooked), then they can do ANYTHING THEY WANT TO DO.

They can sign the Voter Roll for everyone who does not show up and cast a ballot for each. That’s why certain precincts show 100%+ turnout.

I have seen Republican-dominated suburban precincts where the entire crew is dim with similar results.

Bottom line: If Republicans don’t have at least one observer (AJ or Poll Watcher) at EVERY precinct, fraud will continue.

I recognize that other types of fraud will continue, but we have no excuse for not placing enough Alternate Judges and Poll Watchers, especially in precincts that are prone to fraud.