The Marxist Dem "outrage" against voter ID is such a losing position

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They don't even make them raise their hands?

How do they know if that electronic system is counting right?

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When a vote in the House of Representatives is taken, do they count raised hands or just the vites cast on the computer?

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In the US House of Representatives, votes are taken using different methods depending on the type of vote.For routine matters or initial assessments, the House often starts with a voice vote (Members shout "aye" or "no," and the presiding officer—usually the Speaker or a chair—announces the apparent winner) or a division vote (where Members stand or raise hands to be counted visually by the chair or tellers, but individual names/positions aren't recorded).However, for recorded votes (also called roll call votes, yeas and nays, or recorded votes), which are the ones where individual Members' positions are publicly tallied and published (e.g., on major legislation, amendments, or when demanded by a sufficient number of Members), the House uses its electronic voting system (EVS). This has been the standard method since it was first implemented in 1973.Members cast their votes electronically by:Inserting a personalized plastic voting card into one of the stations around the chamber floor.
Pressing a button for "Yea" (green), "Nay" (red), or "Present" (amber).
Their vote immediately appears next to their name on large electronic display boards in the chamber (visible to everyone), and the system automatically tallies the totals in real time.

The votes are counted and recorded by the computer system operated by the Clerk's tally clerks—no manual hand-raising count is used for these recorded votes. Members can verify their vote by reinserting their card or checking the board, and they can change their vote during the voting period (minimum 15 minutes for most recorded votes). If a Member forgets their card or prefers, they can use colored paper cards in the well (handled by clerks who enter it electronically).In short: For the formal, individually recorded votes that most people think of when watching House proceedings, they use the computer/electronic system to cast and count the votes—not raised hands. Raised hands might only come into play in rare, non-recorded division votes or very informal contexts, but that's not the norm for counted, official votes.

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