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@regnad_kcinn @Kenneth84557570 @RoKhanna I've been a poll worker recently (not a ballot counter TBF) and I can say with 100% certainty that all of us volunteers took the work, the CoC, very seriously. The risk/reward ratio of committing fraud is so great that it's not worth it. Perhaps I am too naive. IDK.

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@regnad_kcinn @Kenneth84557570 @RoKhanna What do you imagine happens in that interim? Like, what are the mechanics? Who specifically is making the decisions to commit massive fraud and how is it then achieved, physically?

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@regnad_kcinn @Kenneth84557570 @RoKhanna Mail-in ballots sent to each LA County voter include a personalized, trackable envelope (the ballot itself is secret). Voters are notified when their ballot is received and counted.

Also, mail and ballot theft are felonies. That's still a deterrent to most people.

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@DGinOTC @geohn342990 @alex_kirshner @DavidAFrench This is false. https://t.co/607MRb1vh0

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@Kenneth84557570 @regnad_kcinn @RoKhanna Also, hand-counting is much less reliable that scanning devices. Humans make mistakes. Imagine a teacher staring down a classload of ScanTron test sheets. Audit the scanning devices before each election, of course, but hand-counting would be insanely slow and inaccurate.

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@SpayneRob @stephen_richer @Garrett_Archer Because more Pratt voters were in-person. And because not all areas of LA have identical % ratios of candidate supporters. How would it be possible to pre-sort all the unopened mail ballots by mayoral choice based on a random vote breakdown on election night?

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@redpill73 @Aaron_Torres I guess it's verified as described in the link below. Cheating=jail time. Also, there are live feeds of the counting you can watch. These people do take their work seriously, as you do yours, I'm sure. https://t.co/bSXKhohfOs

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@SistersPress @PeterHamby It would be interesting to learn how much time voters spent researching the candidates and measures, comparing mail-in voters vs. in-person. It's certainly easier to do research sitting at home, but some people also used their mail-in ballots for reference when voting in person

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@grant_randelG @FlashReport Based on POLLING, not voting. They were aware in the weeks beforehand of the possibility that Pratt might advance and voted to prevent that. And they also had been aware of a possible Hilton/Bianco runoff and narrowed their governor vote down to 1 of the top 2 Ds.

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@Imm05M @Aaron_Torres @VivaLaAmes11 LA County (and therefore the city) does use paper ballots. So they can be recounted if needed.

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@redpill73 @Aaron_Torres Ballots are secret in a democracy (smartly so). The mailing envelopes and polling station check-in systems are used to verify identity.

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@BlakeHHarris He's a major league pitcher, that's who!

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@burneracctlol @Dodgers He threw a no-hitter as a rookie. He's got great stuff. The Dodgers (and other teams with better player dev) would love to work with him.

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@flyunderdradar @Dodgers If hoops doesn't work out, Wembanyama would be perfect

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@BGNHoops Alas, only 5 knees and 3 hips amongst them.

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@NateSilver538 Good/Fast/Cheap: Pick any two. If the state expended significantly more resources, maybe it would speed up. Instead, it's thorough and precise, but slow.

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@MichaelOliphant In California, most people live in the "urban bubbles." People vote. Land does not. Government serves the people. So the policies usually reflect what the people want. To be fair, gerrymandering can upset this balance, as is true in many states, now more than ever.

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@MichaelOliphant @LisaMo032919 @RonDeSantis There is inherent tension between "all legal votes should count" and "but it has to happen quickly." As the expression goes, "Good/Fast/Cheap - pick any 2." Also, the democracy's goal should be to encourage all eligible voters to vote, not to scare them off with onerous hurdles.

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@Acyn I dunno, seems like Trump has about as much brainpower as a vacuum, whether it's the carpet-cleaning appliance or the space devoid of matter.