Comment Re:You are Wrong (Score 1) 356
Did they implement those systems in a few months? Or did it take more planning?
Check out the municipal election in Paterson this year, which invalidated or lost so many votes (19%) that it is being re-run.
Trump claims fraud but indeed that's falsely jumping to a conclusion. However we do know enough is amiss that there would be little confidence in a close (1-2%) election. NPR's fact-check countered that it means the checks are working, but a signature check invalidation means either:
* attempted fraud is common (something Trump is worried about but Dems say never happens), or
* lots of people, especially new voters, are being disenfranchised (something Dems worry about but Republicans downplay)
Mail-in voting can work, and CA and 3/4 states you list have gotten those systems to work over time. But they aren't swing states trying to do this in a few months during a pandemic. A.G. Barr is right, we are playing with fire. I live in CA and use mail-in ballots but always hand-deliver it to a polling station, due to potential for lost/last ballots, so this is not a worry I just invented.
If you want to look further back, see what the NY Times said in 2012. Any additional source of inaccuracy is bad, regardless of intent, and undermines trust in our elections.
If you are old enough you'll remember the fight of electronic voting. Those systems "can work" too, but it was an unnecessary risk and one reason I fought against it. Back then it was Dems fighting to stop those systems and Republicans trying to downplay issues. Now we've got a complete 180.
Finally, Joe Biden said he would listen to the scientists. The scientists are saying that voting in person can be safe with normal covid precautions. The few people with high risk can use the existing absentee-system (without scaling it 20x). Similarly, has there been a huge covid spike in any of the protest hotspots? It seems not, so it should be safe for a 1-day vote for 90% of adults. Leave the mail-in resources for those who really need it.
I have always voted 3rd party so I'm used to losing, but would like to see a definitive result and avoid mass protests, regardless of the color of headwear the protesters are wearing.