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Rich Grise
- Jan 1, 1970
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I can't understand why no one has yet come up with the idea of
integrating a touch-screen voting machine with a ticket printer
from those Lotto machines.
The voter somehow identifies him/herself (for example my registration
card has a serial number I would type in) and votes on the touch screen -
you give them as many chances to back up and undo as there are potential
votes - maybe with a "record your vote" button at the bottom, and a "ARE
YOU SURE? THIS CANNOT BE CHANGED AFTER YOU PUSH THIS BUTTON" or anything
you want it to say.
Then, the machine prints out the choices on a paper ballot, a la lotto
ticket printers. This is also machine-readable, but there's paper if
the counting machine fails.
In fact, you could even use ballots like lotto playslips, but that kinda
obviates the use of machines in the first place. ;-)
I've written a letter to the Orange County Register, the closest to a
Libertarian paper California has, and said I'm available for the design
job if anybody wants to capitalize me.
If they print it, you guys will be the first to know, after the paper's
readership. ;-)
Cheers!
Rich
integrating a touch-screen voting machine with a ticket printer
from those Lotto machines.
The voter somehow identifies him/herself (for example my registration
card has a serial number I would type in) and votes on the touch screen -
you give them as many chances to back up and undo as there are potential
votes - maybe with a "record your vote" button at the bottom, and a "ARE
YOU SURE? THIS CANNOT BE CHANGED AFTER YOU PUSH THIS BUTTON" or anything
you want it to say.
Then, the machine prints out the choices on a paper ballot, a la lotto
ticket printers. This is also machine-readable, but there's paper if
the counting machine fails.
In fact, you could even use ballots like lotto playslips, but that kinda
obviates the use of machines in the first place. ;-)
I've written a letter to the Orange County Register, the closest to a
Libertarian paper California has, and said I'm available for the design
job if anybody wants to capitalize me.
If they print it, you guys will be the first to know, after the paper's
readership. ;-)
Cheers!
Rich