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New Yorkers defend hand-marked paper ballot voting system
Original: RE: https:// federate.social/@mattblaze/117 485422099789189 🗣 LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK ⚟ i campaigned in the au
A technology commentator is being widely amplified for pointing to New York's election setup — hand-marked paper ballots read by optical scanners — as a system worth defending. The post recalls campaigning for that system in the 2000s and nostalgic reference to old hand-cranked voting machines, framing it as a model other places should hear about, with supporters echoing the call to make the point louder.
Why now: Election security and voting-method debates keep resurfacing, prompting people to spotlight paper-based systems like New York's.
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