We must go to a system of back up to double check these hackable and programmable machines. There is NO excuse for this!! They are stealing this election from the people!!
Figured out a way to get Soros out of the mix?
ok, my first response to you about Soros was a little smart-alecky but true. However, I want to interject some truth from polling work.
My first experiences working in a polling place were as a poll watcher for candidates. Every candidate is allowed 2 poll watchers per precinct. It is a volunteer job. Something you do for a 13-15 hr day without pay because you don't want your candidate cheated. When I began there were no machines involved in voting. It was paper ballots counted by people. Some of those people still wanted to use any excuse they could find to champion their candidate. As a poll watcher all you can do is write up a challenge for each questionable thing. The votes still get counted the way the election judge and his team call them.
But as a poll watcher, your challenges go with the ballots and all official records to the county election judge. Your candidate may, after the election is finally called, then challenge the vote. In that case a recount would then be done and the candidate may ask a representative from the Secretary of State of Texas to preside over the recount. When the votes are recounted the state election official makes the call on questionable ballots.
My issue with machine cast ballots results from this poll watcher and recount personal experience. If I have HAND MARKED the ballot for the candidate of my choice, I know that it says who I want. Machines can mark different than I want, just as this post brings forth. If for some reason a recount is called, I still know my hand marked ballot will be seen by the Secretary of State observer.
But, my point here addressing your quoted comment is this: No matter whether we vote by paper, machine or drawing straws, unless we have poll watchers for our candidates at every polling place, there can be fraud.
Oh, and I do not vote early or by mail because my personal preference is to have a poll watcher in the polling place when I vote.