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Resident urges O'Fallon City Council to press county for hand‑counted paper ballots
Summary
At the April 6 council meeting, Doug Gaines (Ward 5) told the council the recent primary showed algorithmic manipulation of vote records and asked the council to send a resolution to St. Clair County urging hand‑marked, hand‑counted paper ballots; no formal action followed.
Doug Gaines, identifying himself as a Ward 5 resident, addressed the O'Fallon City Council on April 6, alleging systemic manipulation of vote records in the recent primary and urging the council to press county election authorities to adopt hand‑marked, hand‑counted paper ballots.
"The fix is in before we even get to the general election," Gaines said, arguing that a feedback‑loop predictive model—built from turnout history, voter profiles and real‑time updates—could let bad actors tune outcomes before ballots are counted. He told the council the model makes audits ineffective…
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