<p>In your state and city, what kind of machines will you be using, and do you trust them, and how many of us vote absentee?</p>
<p>And if you do trust them, what proof do you have that they are safe from hackers?</p>
<p>Just wondering</p>
<p>Our town uses the flip lever machines with the curtain that when closed allows the levers to be pulled and when opened registers the vote. Having been a poll clerk for years, I can say they are accurate. We check the numbers on the back of the machine to make sure they are all zeroed out at the beginning of the day. We also check to make sure that the levers are lined up with the candidates/issues to cut down voter confusion.</p>
<p>Our biggest problem is the motor voter law and the state not acting quickly enough to get the voters in the book. Always a few voters who claim to be registered and are not in the books. They get a paper ballot which will not be counted for several days (like absentee) and this usually causes a mess because many do not believe their vote will count (not true,BTW).</p>
<p>Our numbers are delivered under lock and key to the town hall and then taken to the board of elections. They account for every district. </p>
<p>As to hackers or fraudulent voters, we only have about 400 people in our district. They are our neighbors. A stranger in this town is easy to spot.</p>
<p>Oregon is totally vote by mail. (You can also drop your ballot off at the library or other collection site.) I have heard no reports of any major problems with the system. However, Congress had better not pass that law requiring ID to vote, because that would definitely be a problem when voting by mail.</p>