Thread by @jennycohn1

This is the BEST ARTICLE re how as both a matter of PROCEDURE & PRACTICALITY all states—yes ALL—can move to real #paperballots & manual audits in time for the 2018 midterms! But voters must make it happen bc election officials don’t want the xtra work! #PaperBallotsNow

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Thank you @rad_atl and @duncanbuell for this Desperately Needed explanation of WHAT we must do to protect the 2018 midterms, HOW to do it, and WHY it is doable!! #PaperBallotsNow #paperballots #AuditTheVote #ProtectOurVotes

1. “Last year, 22 Virginia localities converted to #paperballots within two months...”!

2. Virginia’s speedy transition to #paperballots “was possible bc absentee & provisional paperballots were already being scanned & counted by local officials in every county”!

3. “In fact, most states and counties [already] have the authority and know-how to use and tabulate #paperballots”!!!

4. “A wholesale transition to #paperballots before November [2018] is therefore possible almost everywhere”!!!!!

5. “Election officials have considerable discretionary powers & should exercise that authority—as they would in the case of a natural disaster...—to modify voting procedures to protect the 2018 elections”!! #PaperBallotsNow

6. “Adopting #paperballots & post-election audits would mean that securing the 2018 Elections is not dependent on effective technological deterrence & counter-measures 2 protect against all potential cyberattacks, an impossible task”!!!

7. “In states that do not require election audits, local boards should use their authority to mandate voting only by #paperballots, followed by audits or post-election reviews to the GREATEST EXTENT state law permits.” #PaperBallotsNow

8. What I love about this article is that it shows how ALL states can move to ALL #paperballots in time for the midterms even WITHOUT enacting new LEGISLATION requiring it!!!!