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Aimee in OKC

(163 posts)
27. Wisconsin ... something citizens can try ...
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 11:23 PM
Dec 2016

Ordinary people just might be able to count some ballots independently, especially important if interested in more than just the presidential results.

As Optical Scan machines read a ballot, they capture an anonymous image of it. No personal information means there shouldn't be any legal reason to refuse to release the images.

Use a notarized FOIA request to election officials to demand the images of the election results you want. They could give in, refuse, drag it out ... so to get a yes or no as soon as possible, best to go in person. Take along at least two brand-new, still-wrapped flash drives to download the files. Count the votes & enter into a spreadsheet for tracking.

https://www.verifiedvoting.org/verifier/

1. Click on Wisconsin. (Then click on a specific county if you want its quick info.) Scroll down to "Search Equipment" dropdowns in lower left. Select Wisconsin, "Optical Scan" & 2016, and SEARCH.

https://www.verifiedvoting.org/verifier/#year/2016/state/55

2. See the 11-page list of Wisconsin cities/towns/villages which use the makes and various models of Optical Scan machines = Dominion, ES&S {Elections Systems & Software}, Premier/Diebold, Sequoia.

3. Explore "Security Concerns" for those Optical Scan models used in Wisconsin: scroll down & select each one in turn & see their vulnerabilities.

MAKE MODEL of OPTICAL SCAN
Dominion Voting Systems ImageCast Precinct
Election Systems & Software DS200
Election Systems & Software Model 100
Election Systems & Software Optech IIIP-Eagle
Premier/Diebold (Dominion) AccuVote OS
Sequoia (Dominion) Optech Insight

MAKES of DRE TOUCHSCREEN:
Premier/Diebold (Dominion) AccuVote TSX
Sequoia (Dominion) AVC Edge
Election Systems & Software iVotronic

4. See also other states' machines= in that "Search Equipment", select the state you want & SEARCH.

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Something to hide? eom guillaumeb Dec 2016 #1
I'm going to guess that those are the ones most needed n/t gollygee Dec 2016 #2
I know and trust Bob... FarPoint Dec 2016 #3
Me Too colsohlibgal Dec 2016 #5
Absolutely... FarPoint Dec 2016 #6
I used to, till he lied about the California provisional votes in the primary. pnwmom Dec 2016 #21
Which counties? shraby Dec 2016 #4
Wisconsin ... something citizens can try ... Aimee in OKC Dec 2016 #27
Why does Twitter say: "Greg Palast is blocked"? red dog 1 Dec 2016 #7
Huh? triron Dec 2016 #8
10 minutes ago it said "Greg Palast is blocked" red dog 1 Dec 2016 #12
hacking? triron Dec 2016 #13
Possibly red dog 1 Dec 2016 #50
knr triron Dec 2016 #9
knr again triron Dec 2016 #10
Now what happens? Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 #11
Probably have to go to court. triron Dec 2016 #15
That doesn't sound good in Wisconsin. Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 #16
Grrr Lucinda Dec 2016 #14
How many counties in total are there in Wisconsin? Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 #17
72 counties - does anyone know which ones are blocked? womanofthehills Dec 2016 #28
Refusing to give access to ballots SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #18
Hartmann Interview with Greg Palast this afternoon 12/1/16 mackdaddy Dec 2016 #19
Why would spoiled ballots be counted? n/t SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #22
Greg Palast said election officials dump most of the provisional votes Kolesar Dec 2016 #24
A provisional ballot is not the same as a spoiled ballot SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #26
Many provisional ballots just never seem to get counted womanofthehills Dec 2016 #30
Quite possibly for valid reasons SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #32
Prov ballots come with a tracking code DeminPennswoods Dec 2016 #41
Because most are not really spoiled ballots womanofthehills Dec 2016 #29
And you know this how...? n/t SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #31
I know it from watching recounts. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2016 #36
Al Gore had 40,000 "overvotes" in Florida... BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #38
Are these the 19 that refused hand counts? tavernier Dec 2016 #20
That's what I'm guessing SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #23
Check the machines world wide wally Dec 2016 #25
In Milwaukee County dragonlady Dec 2016 #33
ok, sounds good. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #35
wtf indeed; reminds me of 2000, when repubs wanted all ballots destroyed after Shrub was declared TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #34
It is looking more and more like this election was stolen in the small districts where Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #37
I've been wondering... In rural precincts where the Trump vote supposedly spiked, BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #39
Stuffing would be risky dragonlady Dec 2016 #40
It would be much easier to spoil the other candidate's ballot by overvoting for the voter afterwards Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2016 #44
That's an idea dragonlady Dec 2016 #47
I can't speak for other jurisdictions SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #51
That is my thinking...he ran up the rural vote by unheard of numbers. Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #42
Sounds like obstruction of justice. libtodeath Dec 2016 #43
That is a huge tell flamingdem Dec 2016 #45
There is something going on there. UCmeNdc Dec 2016 #46
Huh....and this is EXACTLY why we need the recount. To expose AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #48
Can they be compelled to do so by court order? Ken Burch Dec 2016 #49
Sue Sue Sue MFM008 Dec 2016 #52
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