I’m a poll worker in NC. We already do this in my county in NC We count all the ballots that were used and count up all the unused ballots at the end of Election Day
We are given a specific number of ballots first thing in the am on Election Day from the BOE. We have to make sure the used and unused ballots total what we were given the end of the night . And the number of used ballots have to match the machine totals. The machine scans in the paper ballots as received and counts the number. Our machine is NOT hooked to the internet as there is no internet in my precinct.
We also have to match the ATV (I forget the real name for this acronym) but these are the voters info sheets with their name, address, and party affiliation,
We print out this form after we find the voter in the county database with all our registered voters. It tells us if they are in the correct precinct and if they need to give us any additional info to prove the live at that address. (We already require ID to vote only this year now in NC).
It also tells us if they have already voted during early voting or by absentee ballot. We can also change their address before printing out the form. And the program knows if that address allows them to vote in this precinct or if they have moved out of it. The voters need this form printed out and signed to get a ballot to vote. It is then returned to the County BOE at the of Election Day.
I know that our precinct results are true as turned in. I see all the results and as a Republican judge at the end of the night after we print them out. I sign off on them and the chain of custody form (this is new since 2020).
Unfortunately, I don’t know what happens to the data from the machine’s thumb drive after it gets to the county and then when all the county data gets downloaded into state computers.
I do know this year for the first time none of the absentee ballots nor early vote results get downloaded ahead of time any longer. They now get counted on Election Day. I think that can eliminate some fraud ahead of time so “they” can no longer see how many votes they need to win.
I believe NC Republican majority legislature has tightened up the election process so now it is harder to cheat than in 2020.
It helps but I’m sure there are still ways to cheat ( like registering illegals to vote) or switching votes in the state computers, or the bigger more blue counties than my mostly rural red county could be more lax about n following the rules
My husband is a poll worker in Georgia. At the precinct level there is absolutely zero cheating. They are extremely strict in following every single protocol. The cheating occurs much higher up. I’ve read several times there was a lot of vote theft in Cobb County in 2022. But it sure wasn’t at the precinct level. One good thing about Georgia is that Edward Lindsey left the state board of elections (RINO totally opposed to paper ballots) and was replaced by a woman who is super awake. Big victory for us.
I’m a poll worker in NC. We already do this in my county in NC We count all the ballots that were used and count up all the unused ballots at the end of Election Day
We are given a specific number of ballots first thing in the am on Election Day from the BOE. We have to make sure the used and unused ballots total what we were given the end of the night . And the number of used ballots have to match the machine totals. The machine scans in the paper ballots as received and counts the number. Our machine is NOT hooked to the internet as there is no internet in my precinct.
We also have to match the ATV (I forget the real name for this acronym) but these are the voters info sheets with their name, address, and party affiliation,
We print out this form after we find the voter in the county database with all our registered voters. It tells us if they are in the correct precinct and if they need to give us any additional info to prove the live at that address. (We already require ID to vote only this year now in NC).
It also tells us if they have already voted during early voting or by absentee ballot. We can also change their address before printing out the form. And the program knows if that address allows them to vote in this precinct or if they have moved out of it. The voters need this form printed out and signed to get a ballot to vote. It is then returned to the County BOE at the of Election Day.
In your experience, does it genuinely prevent fraud?
I know that our precinct results are true as turned in. I see all the results and as a Republican judge at the end of the night after we print them out. I sign off on them and the chain of custody form (this is new since 2020).
Unfortunately, I don’t know what happens to the data from the machine’s thumb drive after it gets to the county and then when all the county data gets downloaded into state computers.
I do know this year for the first time none of the absentee ballots nor early vote results get downloaded ahead of time any longer. They now get counted on Election Day. I think that can eliminate some fraud ahead of time so “they” can no longer see how many votes they need to win.
I believe NC Republican majority legislature has tightened up the election process so now it is harder to cheat than in 2020.
It helps but I’m sure there are still ways to cheat ( like registering illegals to vote) or switching votes in the state computers, or the bigger more blue counties than my mostly rural red county could be more lax about n following the rules
My husband is a poll worker in Georgia. At the precinct level there is absolutely zero cheating. They are extremely strict in following every single protocol. The cheating occurs much higher up. I’ve read several times there was a lot of vote theft in Cobb County in 2022. But it sure wasn’t at the precinct level. One good thing about Georgia is that Edward Lindsey left the state board of elections (RINO totally opposed to paper ballots) and was replaced by a woman who is super awake. Big victory for us.