10-14-2008, 12:53 AM
Hi,
To a large extent, that method eliminates most of the problems. Since there is a paper ballot, most computer fraud is eliminated. The ballot can be hand counted or electronically scanned. The 'hanging chad' and 'blue ink' problems don't happen. The main remaining problems are with absentee voters (I'm one) who still need to mark some kind of ballot and the traditional voter fraud techniques that date back to Tammany Hall if not the Articles of Confederation.
--Pete
Quote:I realize this is partly humorous, but aversion to computerization of voting is hardly exclusive to the computer illiterate.I'm hardly computer illiterate and that is precisely why I'm opposed to most forms of electronic voting. What I would consider a viable solution is a touch screen voting machine that prints out a filled in ballot and presents it to the voter. The voter then verifies the ballot and turns it in like any other paper ballot.
Shall we discount the fact that a vast majority of technology and computer savvy users oppose computer vote counting at present? If we want to consider real voting fraud, let's start opening up a "central" computer database where results could be modified with much greater ease.
To a large extent, that method eliminates most of the problems. Since there is a paper ballot, most computer fraud is eliminated. The ballot can be hand counted or electronically scanned. The 'hanging chad' and 'blue ink' problems don't happen. The main remaining problems are with absentee voters (I'm one) who still need to mark some kind of ballot and the traditional voter fraud techniques that date back to Tammany Hall if not the Articles of Confederation.
--Pete
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