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Here’s Hoping County And State Leaders Can Now Give Us Safer, More Secure Elections
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The Vote Center Dilemma: Here’s Hoping County And State Leaders Can Now Give Us Safer, More Secure Elections

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Given The Fact That We Vote In Vote Centers, One Truth Is Abundant. If We Don’t Return To Precinct Voting, We Will Never Be Able To Bring In Hand-Marked Paper Ballots To Give Voters Greater Trust Into How Their Votes Are Cast And Counted… Without Adding An Entirely New Machine System At A Cost Of Approximately One-Half Million Dollars. Yes, Another Machine Needed To Correct Process Problems Created By The Original Machines.
So, What Are Some Indisputable Truths We’ve Learned?

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Why Moving From Vote Centers To Precinct Voting Is Best If You Care About Safe, Secure, Transparent And Trustworthy Elections
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Why Moving From Vote Centers To Precinct Voting Is Best If You Care About Safe, Secure, Transparent And Trustworthy Elections

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In 2019, The Tennessee General Assembly Began A Pilot For “Convenience Vote Center Voting,” Where Fewer Vote Centers Would Replace Traditional Precincts. That Meant Some Structural Differences In Poll Processes And Voters Could Vote In Any Vote Center In The County. Vote Centers Were Meant To Help Election Officials Reduce Costs. But After Two Years In This Experiment, We’ve Tracked A Number Of Risky Sacrifices That Voters Were Never Told About When The State Forced Us Into Vote Centers.
CONVENIENCE Has NOT Equaled SECURITY Or Saved Money.

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Vote Centers: The Scourge That Will Prevent Hand-Marked Paper Ballots From Being Added To A County’s Vote System Without Also Adding More Untrustworthy Voting Machines
Opinion 

Vote Centers: The Scourge That Will Prevent Hand-Marked Paper Ballots From Being Added To A County’s Vote System Without Also Adding More Untrustworthy Voting Machines

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If We Moved Back To Safer, More Secure Precinct Voting, We Could Easily Add Hand-Marked Paper Ballots As An Option With Each Precinct Likely Having Only One Ballot. Plus, Voter Wait Time Is Reduced As Only A Limited Number Of Voters Can Vote At A Precinct And More Voters Can Skip Over Time-Consuming BMDS And Mark Their Paper Ballots With A Pen In Far More Privacy Booths. No Need For Ballot-On-Demand Printers.

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