This was done in Florida after the 2000 election debacle.
I'm pretty sure that an independent organization could conduct a hand count after the election has been certified. This was done in Florida after the 2000 election debacle.
We wouldn't.
The hand count needs to be done before certification.
Every Ron Paul voter needs to fill out an affidavit so we can have proof of our votes.
That didn't solve anything, though. Gore wasn't president. Didn't those machines (supposedly) count backwards... 16,000 times?
It won't happen here. Don't kid yourself.
Exit polls would have been the first clue to this, and they weren't far off from what I've seen.
Exit polls would have been the first clue to this, and they weren't far off from what I've seen.
There must be a way to check on this.