🧵This article from @nytimes
on #voting machines from ES&S (@essvote) applying for use in #NY focuses on #misinformation.
But what about misinformation from ES&S. Like they lied to @NYSBOE
about where they had pending lawsuits
smartelections.us/ess-problems#0…
nytimes.com/2023/06/04/tec…
Facts about what will happen if #NY uses all-touchscreen #voting machines.
- They will "cost a small fortune to purchase & maintain."
- They cost $10,000 each, double the cost of a standard scanner + you have to buy A LOT more. HIgher costs x more machines = OUCH for taxpayers
How many more #voting machines are used w/all-touchscreen (all-BMD) systems?
#BMD = ballot-marking device, All systems have BMDs for voters who want to use them. We don't all need to.
@OSET estimates all-BMD systems require 5 TIMES as many voting machines. Costs go up not down.
Costs go up, not down with all-BMD #voting machines. But in the article,@essvote says "states would save money"
Why is the @nytimes letting vendors spread #misinformation, in an article about misinformation?
@OSET study shows all-BMD systems
double costs
trustthevote.org/wp-content/upl…
From longtime #NYC Election Inspector Kate Doran.
"It's unfortunate that the focus is Trump & conspiracy theories ... [and] that [it] doesn't discuss the dramatic difference between a HMPB & a touch screen/summary card that the voter can't touch."
HMPB = hand-marked paper ballot
Listen to someone with experience talk about how all-touchscreen #voting machines will affect #voters of color
Lurie Daniel Favors from @CLSJ_MEC speaks for a bill to protect #NewYorkers right to vote w/pen & paper.
#BlackTwitter #BlackVotersMatter
Help stop #misinformation
Tell @CarlHeastie the way #NY votes now is good.
#Elections experts say hand-marked paper ballots, used w/BMDs for voters who want them, is the most secure & accurate way of #voting.
Plus
- shorter wait times
- lower costs
Dial #250 on your mobile phone
Online meetings to answer questions about the #voting machines coming to NY & strategize about how best to protect NY ##voters & #elections.
Mon - 6:30pm ET
Tues - 6:30pm ET
Wed - 6:30pm ET
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
#nonpartisan. Anyone who is respectful to others is welcome.
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