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John Farmer

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5. Getting rid of bar codes

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sat Mar 29, 2025, 12:48 PM

Mar 2025

would drastically slow down voting and vote counting.

Many voting precincts cover multiple voting districts. Bar codes are how election personnel keep them all straight and avoid giving the wrong ballots to voters.

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AlterNet: Why Trump wants to ban barcodes on ballots -- and why it's an urgent threat [View all] Dennis Donovan Mar 2025 OP

Because they didn't have barcodes back when racists were running America like he wants us to return to Walleye Mar 2025 #1

If it messes up big blue cities, of course trump wants to do it. GreenWave Mar 2025 #2

K&R Solly Mack Mar 2025 #3

Trump's order isn't worth the paper it's scribbled on. boonecreek Mar 2025 #4

Getting rid of bar codes John Farmer Mar 2025 #5