tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157940712861236775.post4394573839044238835..comments2023-04-02T02:44:52.447-05:00Comments on The Iconoclast: Benton County Does It BetterJonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00913951891485572022noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157940712861236775.post-54149962029922480682010-11-02T23:31:55.382-05:002010-11-02T23:31:55.382-05:00It is 11:30 pm, and the Washington County Election...It is 11:30 pm, and the Washington County Election Commission still cannot provide any results. Time to clean house there. Any idea how we can get some moderately competent clerks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157940712861236775.post-89920923812616612242010-11-01T06:40:25.828-05:002010-11-01T06:40:25.828-05:00Imagine if the Razorbacks were playing for the BCS...Imagine if the Razorbacks were playing for the BCS Championship. The NCAA officials decided that fans in the stadium would be a distraction to the officials, but they allowed each team to appoint one "Game Watcher" who had to stay in the press box. The networks would be allowed to show the teams run onto the field and warm up at 7:30. Then they would show regular programming and fans would sit around drinking while the game was being played. When the game was over, the networks would cut to the stadium around midnight, where the head referee would announce the final score and say they had reviewed all the calls to make sure they were accurate. Fans would then go to bed, trusting that the players had done their best and the officials had delivered a fair count of the score.<br /><br />That's how they do election championships in Washington County.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157940712861236775.post-65698141536362431582010-10-31T19:37:12.622-05:002010-10-31T19:37:12.622-05:00Interim reporting does allow voters to see which p...Interim reporting does allow voters to see which polling places report in a timely manner and could be an indication of ineptitude or shenanigans for those reporting late. There are times when candidates might wish to dispatch poll watchers at the slow count polling places. Furthermore, it provides information for those who are interested and does no harm to those who could care less.Mr. Dooleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157940712861236775.post-80475842015574442672010-10-30T16:35:06.146-05:002010-10-30T16:35:06.146-05:00This is another of Mr. Bill's lame-assed ideas...This is another of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sxHFKz_kjg" rel="nofollow">Mr. Bill's</a> lame-assed ideas. <br />How is interim reporting going to alter your right to vote?<br />.<br />More importantly, how is interim reporting going to assure citizens their vote has been properly <b>COUNTED</b> and not squirreled away to another candidate by a <a href="http://www.usenix.org/event/evt08/tech/full_papers/aviv/aviv.pdf" rel="nofollow">Bush-ES&S voting machine?</a> <br /><br />Interim reporting does nothing for the cause of fair and honest elections. NOT.A.DAMN.THING. <br /><br />---------------------------------------------------<br /><br />""It's not the people who vote that count. It's the people who count the votes." J. Stalin<br /><br />.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06824887479667038548noreply@blogger.com