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bearsfootball516

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1. Machine tabulators that are unconnected to the internet are the way to go.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 02:07 PM

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We use them in the county I live in. When a voter places the ballot in the tabulator, it falls into a locked dropbox where the ballots are saved in the event a recount is needed.

There have been a couple recounts in super close races the past few years. Every time, the tabulator had the vote total absolutely perfect.

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