We are in a tough place re vote by mail, not bc I think it is beset by fraud, but bc it is difficult to prove a secure chain of custody with mail flowing in every day over the course of many days. Rs will use any uncertainty to undermine future results (but only if they lose). 1/
That said, vote by mail uses #HandMarkedPaperBallots, which may deter hacking of central tabulation systems. Vote by mail also avoids long lines and vanishing polling places. We are in a bind. 2/
I still feel the answer is to champion as much security as possible and to put Rs on the defensive for thwarting security measures before the election. 3/ axios.com/gop-senator-el…
Re: vote by mail, I’ve heard that it can be done with a secure and transparent chain of custody. Ds should focus on making it so everywhere VBM is used. 4/
The possibility of ballots never arriving (or arriving too late) is still my main concern with VBM. I don’t think I e seen numbers yet from the 2020 general election. 5/
https://twitter.com/libdenk/status/1237507692739964928
Ds should also go back in the offensive re (for example) the wireless modems installed in many ES&S precinct-based ballot scanners. Wyden’s #SAFEAct would have required the removal of these modems, but Rs killed it. 6/
And there should be investigations into DeJoy. Ds always play defense when they have every reason in the world to be on offense. 7/
https://twitter.com/LarryRosenthal/status/1413273033012256769
Trump’s China theory about VBM is preposterous. @JimSoper 8/
https://twitter.com/jimsoper/status/1315035356689887232
VBM is better than paperless voting machines, which too many jurisdictions still use, including Texas. If Ds took Rs to task for their the GOP’s election security failures, It would help. No voting system is perfect. But Rs are primarily responsible for most glaring problems. 9/
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