In other words, imagine chaos that would come if Internet really went down, for communications, emergencies, etc. Now make that Election Day
Read the post. (Oh god, this is what journalists face every day, isn't it?) http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87926 https://twitter.com/IreneBorutta/status/789622222679781376 …
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and add into it agitated people told by Trump the election is rigged, and threats of voter intimidation, and
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electricity going out at polling places, and traffic lights out, and court fights over whether to extend voting times.
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So yeah, our voting machines are (thank goodness) not connected to the internet. But we'd still have chaos. http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87926
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Been responding to same naive comment all day. This is danger with officials/press over-simplifying to create voter confidence.
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@NormOrnstein OK, I get what you are saying. The machines could be fine but everything else could be a mess.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I read it. You have me scared.
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