I agree with you... e******ns should be standardized across the nation and each state should be making every effort to use the $380 million in grant funding to upgrade their equipment. I do not believe this will address all the issues, especially those which are being reviewed by the state e******ns board in North Carolina. Those issues centered around mail in or absentee b****ts. See downloads.

This is not just a NC problem, but seems to be an issue across the nation. So severe that some states are considering laws about not accepting mail in b****ts on the day of e******n (see Arizona) or counting any v**e not received by the deadline. Indeed, instead of making v****g more secure, 37 states have adopted, according to Democrat V****g Rights: "We adopted the boldest and most pro-v**er platform in history — calling for expanding early v****g and v**e-by-mail, implementing universal automatic v***r r**********n and same day v***r r**********n, ending partisan and racial gerrymandering, and making E******n Day a national holiday." https://democrats.org/issues/v****g-rights/ And I agree with their policy. What I find difficult to wrap my mind around is how they intend to secure those v**es from tampering. How can another McCrae Dowless be prevented from sending his personnel out to collect those b****ts and presumably changing or trashing them.

Of course there is a piece of technology that could do this.... a scanning device that would record the b****t on the spot and return a real time count to the district. UPS has been using this style of tracking device for years to track the exact time of delivery and takes a photo of your package on your property. Simple modifications could be made that is not expensive and would be much more secure from tampering. And this software could perform a cross reference with names/address of those who v**e in person.

Using this style of tracking has been rejected not by Republicans, but by Democrats who think v****g rights would be infringed upon. Their objection is the elimination of "v**ers" without permanent address in the state they wish to cast the b****t. They object, saying that homeless people would be disenfranchised because the states considering this method would also scan or photograph identification to ensure only legal v**ers are given the opportunity to cast b****ts.

As you can see, the problem with v**er or e******n f***d goes much deeper than just upgrading equipment. The problems boils down to unscrupulous humans who are determined to see their officials ascend to offices where their agenda can be fulfilled. How do we control these people? Equipment as I mentioned will go a long way, but is only affective if paired with a means of identification..... even the homeless have identification for obtaining relief measures offered by the state and those who do not claim benefits, well they are highly unlikely to v**e... they live 'off the grid.'

I have an open mind, so I hope you will respond to this with naming the states that refuse to upgrade equipment. I also hope that you can propose a solution.