Calls for Janice Winfrey to resign as city clerk grow - 60% of Detroit precints wrong

[Gannon]

We've had Automated Teller Machines since the 60s. Same with Optical Scanner Voting.


How hard would it be to combine the two? Seriously.

Voter inputs their choices with electronic buttons on a screen.

Verify their choices, press Enter.

Vote gets electronically tallied instantly, while the receipt is printed.

Voter verifies printed ticket matches their choices.

Hands it, through an optical scanner, to a person who manually archives these hard copies for possible future recount.


So we get all the benefits of each technology, each balancing the other's weaknesses.

Instant tallies, with verifiable recounts available. But with an instant checksum as well...with the voter verifying between the data input and optical scanned check.

[Honky Tonk]

We've had Automated Teller Machines since the 60s. Same with Optical Scanner Voting.


How hard would it be to combine the two? Seriously.

Voter inputs their choices with electronic buttons on a screen.

Verify their choices, press Enter.

Vote gets electronically tallied instantly, while the receipt is printed.

Voter verifies printed ticket matches their choices.

Hands it, through an optical scanner, to a person who manually archives these hard copies for possible future recount.


So we get all the benefits of each technology, each balancing the other's weaknesses.

Instant tallies, with verifiable recounts available. But with an instant checksum as well...with the voter verifying between the data input and optical scanned check.

Not a bad idea, I like it. I would just add after they're done voting, a prompt pops up and asks them if they would like cash back.

[belleislerunner]

[QUOTE=Honky Tonk;517676]Not a bad idea, I like it. I would just add after they're done voting, a prompt asks them if they would like cash back.

Or make it like open enrollment - voting for X will cause your premiums [[i.e. taxes) go up by Y amount. Please prepay next years tax increase with your vote =)

[MikeyinBrooklyn]

Not a bad idea, I like it. I would just add after they're done voting, a prompt pops up and asks them if they would like cash back.

Many of us on the right have been in favor of making the federal tax filing deadline the day before the election. So maybe you could get your return when you vote. It would help turnout!