Showing posts with label Voting Machines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Voting Machines. Show all posts
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Dvice.com has done some great research on the machines we will be using to vote with November 4, 2008.
After consulting with voting-machine experts, makers, election officials, and several studies on the subject, Dvice examined the types of machines to be used in each county; punch-card, lever, optical scan, paper, and electronic. The machines were then ranked based on their proneness to voter error and hack-ability. Thena color code/ranking system was formulated to determine, in a quantifiable way, which County's could pose possible problems with accurately recording votes.
Voter Error Prone
• Punch card: 5, red
• Lever: 4, orange
• Optical scan: 3, yellow
• Paper: 2, light green
• Electronic: 1, green
Hack-ability
• Electronic: 5, red
• Optical scan: 4, orange
• Lever: 3, yellow
• Punch card: 2, light green
• Paper: 1, green
Voter Error Prone
• Punch card: 5, red
• Lever: 4, orange
• Optical scan: 3, yellow
• Paper: 2, light green
• Electronic: 1, green
Hack-ability
• Electronic: 5, red
• Optical scan: 4, orange
• Lever: 3, yellow
• Punch card: 2, light green
• Paper: 1, green
Dvice does note, that to date, "There has never been a proven case of widespread technological voter fraud in any national U.S. election." But I am sure that 2000's presidential election and Florida's "Butterfly Ballots" debacle still sticks in the collective conscious of American citizens.
Already, various reports are surfacing from around the country about problems at the ballot:
The Washington Post reports:
Already, various reports are surfacing from around the country about problems at the ballot:
The Washington Post reports:
"Report Warns of Potential Voting Problems in 10 StatesUSNEWS.com reports:
Two weeks before the midterm elections, at least 10 states, including Maryland, remain ripe for voting problems, according to a study released yesterday by a nonpartisan clearinghouse that tracks electoral reforms across the United States..."
New Voting Systems Could Cause Problems in Swing States Analysts Are Concerned About Some of the New Systems Being Implemented In key states.ABC NEWS reports:
After its election's razor-thin margin necessitated the first recount, Palm Beach County took two weeks to account for nearly 3,500 ballots thought missing. When they were found, on shelves with the other ballots, many could not be interpreted. Voters seemed to find the ballot's brand-new format, in which arrows had to be connected, completely unintelligible. Some had checked or circled their answers; others wrote jokes in the margins; one covered the paper with lipstick kisses
The 2000 mess? No. This Floridian fiasco occurred during the state's Aug. 26, 2008,..."
"Voting Problems Persist as Election Nears Despite Snags, Record Numbers of Americans Are Turning Out to Vote EarlyMy advice is to spend a little time with your sample ballot learning the process for your county. Then check and recheck your ballot (or screen) twice and make sure your vote is counted for your candidate. Good Luck!ACORN ad nauseam, troubling typos in registration rolls and voters potentially turned away for want of a checked box. The pressure for a punctilious combing of voting records continues, yet through it all, the voters persevere. From North Carolina to Illinois to Nevada, an astounding number of Americans have been breaking records by turning out early to vote..."
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