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2014-11-03 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Fred 2014-11-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Like maintenance of the Interstate highway system. Maintenance isn't flashy enough to garner votes, so it's passed off to the states, who blame the Feds for not providing even more Other People's Money ™.

Posted by Bobby 2014-11-03 07:47|| 2014-11-03 07:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Seems like electronic voting opens the doors to large scale voter fraud via hacking whereas paper ballots keep it local and small scale and traceable. Maybe it is just my naivete coming out.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-11-03 10:20|| 2014-11-03 10:20|| Front Page Top

#3 The mechanical machines weren't much better. Connecticut, for example, "helpfully and prominently" provided a lever that allowed for a party-line vote. Party was in alphabetical order, of course. Write-ins were nearly impossible.

Posted by Pappy 2014-11-03 10:46|| 2014-11-03 10:46|| Front Page Top

#4 I liked the test electronic machine Colorado had at the last election I voted in there (2010).

It had a very clear display with very clearly separated choices. It did a review at the end showing what it had recorded the votes as so you could change them, and after you finished it provided a paper copy receipt of what you had voted, the time, voter number and precinct.

Nice and clean with complete transparency.

Posted by DarthVader 2014-11-03 12:00|| 2014-11-03 12:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Nice and clean with complete transparency.

Such an old fashioned concept...

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-11-03 13:01|| 2014-11-03 13:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Darth: We have something similar now in Tennessee except that we don't get a printout of what we voted and a time stamp. Seems to work fairly well. I read about a few situations in other states where the Democrat gets the vote regardless even though you vote for the Pub.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-11-03 13:01|| 2014-11-03 13:01|| Front Page Top

#7 I can't speak for the rest of Virginia, but in my county, we never stopped using the punch cards.

And there are radio PSA spots reminding us to bring a photo ID to vote tomorrow! I can't wait. :-D

Posted by Barbara 2014-11-03 13:04|| 2014-11-03 13:04|| Front Page Top

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