Thread by @jennycohn1, Lulu is right. Voting-machine vendors already effectively bribe election officials via lobbyist [...]

Lulu is right. Voting-machine vendors already effectively bribe election officials via lobbyist “donations” in exchange for the officials choosing the priciest & least secure equipment. Throwing $4B at this system with no oversight is how we ended up here in the 1st place. 1/ https://twitter.com/LuluFriesdat/status/1252771256593776640

https://twitter.com/LuluFriesdat/status/1252771256593776640

2/ I wrote about this corruption in detail here. https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/12/17/how-new-voting-machines-could-hack-our-democracy/

How New Voting Machines Could Hack Our Democracy | Daily

The United States has a disturbing habit of investing in unvetted new touchscreen voting machines that later prove disastrous. As we barrel toward what is set to be the most important election in a...

https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/12/17/how-new-voting-machines-could-hack-our-democracy/

3/ Thread of the corruption component of my article. https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1207339055521779714?s=21 https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1207339055521779714

https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1207339055521779714?s=21

4/ Lulu made it really easy to send a letter to Congress requesting election-security requirements as a condition of funding. Please submit a letter today! Pls reply done if you do. Thx! https://twitter.com/lulufriesdat/status/1252771260112809986?s=21 https://twitter.com/lulufriesdat/status/1252771260112809986

https://twitter.com/lulufriesdat/status/1252771260112809986?s=21

5/ Here’s what I wrote quickly:

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