Comments on: Voting: why not reprogram the machines? http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2008/02/15/voting-why-not-reprogram-the-machines/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:51:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Anon E. Mouse http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2008/02/15/voting-why-not-reprogram-the-machines/comment-page-1/#comment-117973 Anon E. Mouse Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:32:49 +0000 http://vivianpaige.wordpress.com/?p=3017#comment-117973 In any event, your suggestion has merit. In any event, your suggestion has merit.

]]> By: Anon E. Mouse http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2008/02/15/voting-why-not-reprogram-the-machines/comment-page-1/#comment-117972 Anon E. Mouse Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:32:03 +0000 http://vivianpaige.wordpress.com/?p=3017#comment-117972 Well, we generally have two precincts voting in the same place, and three machines per precinct, so I guess it was easier to use different machines for the different elections. Well, we generally have two precincts voting in the same place, and three machines per precinct, so I guess it was easier to use different machines for the different elections.

]]> By: vjp http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2008/02/15/voting-why-not-reprogram-the-machines/comment-page-1/#comment-117936 vjp Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:26:26 +0000 http://vivianpaige.wordpress.com/?p=3017#comment-117936 Separate machines? Heck, that's even worse than discreetly asking people to choose. What kind of machines are in use there? Do they use op-scan ballots? Ours are the DRE ones. Separate machines? Heck, that’s even worse than discreetly asking people to choose. What kind of machines are in use there? Do they use op-scan ballots? Ours are the DRE ones.

]]> By: Anon E. Mouse http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2008/02/15/voting-why-not-reprogram-the-machines/comment-page-1/#comment-117935 Anon E. Mouse Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:22:12 +0000 http://vivianpaige.wordpress.com/?p=3017#comment-117935 Really? In my district we had separate machines. If the list is too long, we could do a butterfly ballot. :-) Really? In my district we had separate machines.

If the list is too long, we could do a butterfly ballot. :-)

]]> By: vjp http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2008/02/15/voting-why-not-reprogram-the-machines/comment-page-1/#comment-117928 vjp Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:12:14 +0000 http://vivianpaige.wordpress.com/?p=3017#comment-117928 Mouse, that doesn't make sense because the machines right now tally two separate elections. They don't use separate machines. All they are doing is using the access card to tell the machine which ballot to display. As for putting all the names on one ballot - that list would be a mile long ;) Mouse, that doesn’t make sense because the machines right now tally two separate elections. They don’t use separate machines. All they are doing is using the access card to tell the machine which ballot to display.

As for putting all the names on one ballot – that list would be a mile long ;)

]]> By: Anon E. Mouse http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2008/02/15/voting-why-not-reprogram-the-machines/comment-page-1/#comment-117927 Anon E. Mouse Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:07:49 +0000 http://vivianpaige.wordpress.com/?p=3017#comment-117927 Great idea, indeed, but I can tell you that the reprogramming is not simple, and may even require hardware changes to run two separate elections. Even simpler would be to just put ALL on the primary candidates on one ballot. When the tallies come out, the parties can figure out how to allocate their delegates. Great idea, indeed, but I can tell you that the reprogramming is not simple, and may even require hardware changes to run two separate elections.

Even simpler would be to just put ALL on the primary candidates on one ballot. When the tallies come out, the parties can figure out how to allocate their delegates.

]]> By: Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » Virginia’s Not So Secret Ballot http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2008/02/15/voting-why-not-reprogram-the-machines/comment-page-1/#comment-117899 Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » Virginia’s Not So Secret Ballot Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:35:03 +0000 http://vivianpaige.wordpress.com/?p=3017#comment-117899 [...] most of Virginia, we use electronic voting machines, and Vivian Paige asks a really good question: [G]iven that we have computerized voting machines, why can’t they be programmed to allow the [...] [...] most of Virginia, we use electronic voting machines, and Vivian Paige asks a really good question: [G]iven that we have computerized voting machines, why can’t they be programmed to allow the [...]

]]> By: MB http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2008/02/15/voting-why-not-reprogram-the-machines/comment-page-1/#comment-117896 MB Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:02:48 +0000 http://vivianpaige.wordpress.com/?p=3017#comment-117896 Never thought about it. Great idea. Never thought about it. Great idea.

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