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[–] hate2bme@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I'm voting Democrat and I see nothing wrong with this. Yeah it may take time but at least it'll be an accurate count. I think every vote should be hand counted.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The problem is that the people making this decision are a bunch of conspiracy-mongers who aren't able to provide money to actually count the ballots. The point isn't just to make it slow; it's to create opportunity to conspiracy-monger and choose to not certify the results at all, so that peoples' votes aren't counted, and the Republicans can just install whomever they feel like in power.

[–] hate2bme@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Why does there need to be a rush to have them certified? We don't have to know the winner on election Day. I'd rather it be correct and accurate than instant. How can you be against accuracy? Edit: it used to take weeks to find out what each state voted.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There isn't a rush to do it; the problem is that their plan is to invent nonexistent problems and refuse to certify at all.

[–] hate2bme@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So basically like the whole hanging chads thing all over again?

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 month ago

Pretty much. Only way to stop it is for Democrats to have an overwhelming win so that things don't come down to corrupt officials in a few states.