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Alcon
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« on: February 08, 2008, 01:57:54 PM »
http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/779528,CST-NWS-magic06.article
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Bono
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« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2008, 02:23:52 PM »
My kind of town, Chicago is.

Chicago is a windy city, right?

City by the lake? City of big shoulders? City that works?
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« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2008, 08:59:27 PM »
Amazing.
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2008, 09:09:33 PM »
Chicago. Obama's base. Interesting.














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Filuwaúrdjan
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« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2008, 09:11:38 PM »
Cheesy
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« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2008, 09:41:44 PM »
This seems a little more innocent than the dead voting for JFK.
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« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2008, 09:55:51 PM »
what the f**k

Given that this only happened to 20 people, I think it's fair to say that it wasn't a concerted effort to rig the vote.  No, this is just pure, 100% retardation.
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« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2008, 10:55:14 PM »
More of Hillary's dirty tricks.
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« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2008, 11:24:28 PM »
People vote using pens? wtf?
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« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2008, 07:07:11 AM »

Optiscan forms are used in many precincts in IL, in many precincts like mine you can vote with either an electronic machine or by optiscan. Optiscan was the preference in my precinct, and apparently in Chicago as well.

Here are the basics of optiscan voting. You get a ballot that look like a large scantron form and black felt-tip pen to use with the ballot. The ballot is marked with candidate names and propositions and ovals next to each choice. To vote an oval is filled in with the felt-tip pen. After the ballot is complete, the ballot is read by machine and the vote is recorded. If the ballot has errors such as two votes in the same race then it is returned to the voter who can choose to get a fresh ballot and revote.
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« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2008, 09:29:51 AM »
we use scantron forms in my precinct as well.
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« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2008, 11:29:12 AM »
I heard this on Air America the other day. Is there anyone who still believes that the voting system is not horrendously flawed?
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« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2008, 06:34:51 PM »

As it turns out, NCLB really does teach one practical skill crucial to being an active citizen!

Not that I mind scantron ballots, though.
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