Guest blogged by Winter Patriot
Sewell Chan, writing in today’s New York Times, explains that a “full-face” voting system is one which shows all the races — and all the candidates for each race — on a single page.
Chan quotes Lawrence D. Norden, an associate counsel at the NYU’s Brennan Center for Justice, as saying that adopting the DREs with a full-face requirement…
“virtually guarantees that thousands of votes are going to be lost at every election.”
His conclusion is based on research conducted by Dr. David C. Kimball, a political scientist and a co-author, along with Norden and two others, of a report which was to be released today by the Brennan Center.
The NYT has more details, for subscribers only. But according to the NYT website, subscribing is free and easy. So click here if you’re interested in the details.
Looks like the big newspapers are finally covering the EVM problem anyway. That’s progress, no?
NYT Link Here
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New York State will soon make the final decision of which is the best electronic voting system to select,..optical scan or DRE systems. The Brennan Center is involved in doing a study where there are indications the DRE system “looses” many votes because the public finds the machines more confusing/difficult to use. The DRE vendors are busy lobbying election officials to spend their federal monies on their systems.
Look at this foolish statement,.. essentially saying paper ballots are a danger to our forests and trees,..
However, support for the optical-scan ballots is by no means assured. Although optical-scan advocates say their systems are more cost-effective, proponents of direct-recording electronic system say the electronic machines do not waste paper and are easier for disabled people to use.
Be Green,.. save a tree,.. endorse paperless faith based voting,.. absent any opportunity for an audited recount if required,..to validate a victory.
SAVE A TREE (shrub),.. TRASH DEMOCRACY.
Save a tree, sure – just make the ballots out of hemp fibers 😉
czaragorn:
That’s it. Go sit in the corner! We just can’t take you seriously ever again for the rest of your life!