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   Troed Sångberg (troed@masto.sangberg.se)'s status on Monday, 01-Sep-2025 01:13:21 JST Troed Sångberg

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   • Nonilex

   @Nonilex Not in any way defending Trump here - but paper ballots and hand counting are considered to be the "gold standard" over here in the EU.

   We get the results the same evening here in Sweden. It's all about how you staff etc.

   As a cyber security professional I trust that method way more than using counting machines.

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Monday, 01-Sep-2025 01:13:22 JST Nonilex

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     For years, #Trump has also called for the end of electronic voting machines, pushing instead for the use of paper ballots & hand counts - a process that #election officials say is time-consuming, costly & far less accurate than machine counting.

     #law #ElectionLaw #VotingRights

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Monday, 01-Sep-2025 01:13:23 JST Nonilex

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     #Trump has long questioned the US electoral system & continues to falsely claim that his 2020 loss to Democratic President Biden was the result of widespread fraud. Trump & his Republican allies also have made baseless claims about widespread voting by non-citizens, which is illegal & almost never occurs.

     #law #ElectionLaw #VotingRights

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Monday, 01-Sep-2025 01:13:24 JST Nonilex

     Yet another #illegal order

     #Trump said on Saturday that he will issue an executive order to require voter identification from every voter.

     "Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!!," Trump said on Truth Social.

     "Also, No Mail-In Voting, Except For Those That Are Very Ill, And The Far Away Military," he added.

     #law #ElectionLaw #VotingRights
     https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-will-order-voter-id-requirement-every-vote-2025-08-31/

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     The Queen of Weltschmerz🏳️‍⚧️ (rebelrebel62@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Sep-2025 01:14:30 JST The Queen of Weltschmerz🏳️‍⚧️

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     • Nonilex

     @troed @Nonilex Same here in the UK, and while our democracy may be creaking a bit, we get the results from a population of 65+ million the next morning with extremely minimal voter fraud- only 236 cases in the 2024 general election (https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/2024-electoral-fraud-data).

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Monday, 01-Sep-2025 01:22:12 JST Nonilex

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     Earlier in August, #Trump pledged to issue an EO to end the use of #MailInBallots & voting machines ahead of the 2026 #midterms. However, #federal #elections are administered at the #state level & it is unclear whether the president has the #constitutional #power to enact such a measure.

     #law #ElectionLaw #VotingRights

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Monday, 01-Sep-2025 01:22:45 JST Nonilex

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     The Nov. 3, 2026, #elections will be the first nationwide referendum on Trump's domestic & foreign policies since he returned to power in January. #Democrats will be seeking to break the #Republicans' grip on both the #House of Representatives & the #Senate to block Trump's domestic agenda.

     [So it is a priority for #Trump to suppress as many #Democratic voters as possible.]

     #law #ElectionLaw #VotingRights