Hours after being convicted of tampering with voting machines in Colorado in the name of Donald Trump, former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters griped that the outcome was a “sad day for our nation and the world” while continuing to spout false election-related conspiracy theories about “vote-flipping software that is basically in Serbia.”
Peters was found guilty Monday on seven of ten charges after she granted unauthorized individuals access to county voting machines in order to transfer data to Trump allies. Peters faces up to 22 years in prison.
Later in the day, Peters responded to her newfound status as a felon by posting Bible quotes and spreading baseless claims about election fraud.
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It is crazy that you have electronic voting machines in the US, you’re just waiting for it to be hacked aren’t you?
Pencil and paper folks, much more secure 👍
Yeah, but not by much. I remember reports of garbage bags full of D ballots being found in the dumpsters at voting sites in rural areas during the Bush II years. I don’t ever remember any investigations about it.
Yeah you still not need a robust auditing system with multiple layers of oversight, and oh, ya know, a federal electoral commission that directly oversees every level.
Also the fact voting rules are different per state for a federal election is insane.
Being able to throw out votes should be harder in physical form, because you actually need to transport physical things.
Hack a voting machine? Much more silent.
Edit: typos
I’m not saying that paper ballots aren’t more secure, but there wasn’t as much attention to being given to the questionable elections that got Bush elected. And yes, I do remember the “dimpled chads” in Florida. What I don’t remember was much coverage of the Brooks Brothers riot.
or per the TV show Succession where there’s a fire in a voting office that swings the election (may be based on a true story)
The brain worm strikes again.
“Basically” in Serbia? What does that even mean? Is the server on the border line with Bulgaria, but over 50% is on the Serbian side?
They have all kinds of conspiracy theories for how Democrats stole the election but still let Republicans take the house and close to half of the Senate.
This is more for the article linked in the body
Tina Peters’ team claimed it was “physically impossible” for Mesa County clerks to upload certain batches of 2020 election ballots so quickly. The cameras showed otherwise.
Don’t we all have “that one person” at the office? lol The one who’s like “it’s physically impossible” to not be terrible at your job while evidence shows everyone else not being terrible at their jobs?
