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Smooth Paper-Backed e-Voting In Nevada

Posted by timothy on from the march-of-progress dept.

LVRyan writes "The AP via Yahoo is reporting on Nevada's new touchscreen voting machines that also leave a full paper trail. They were used in Tuesday's primaries with few problems. I had a chance to use the machine myself, and was happy with the clear verification the paper trail provides for the voter and in the case of a recount. No hanging chads here!"

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  1. Not bad by CrazyJim1 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I can't see anything wrong with this system if a person can verify their own vote was cast for the candidate they wanted. Emachines always have the potential of fraud if someone who programs it biases towards a candidate. Not to say there isn't anything else wrong with the system. www.geocities.com/James_Sager_PA

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    God spoke to me.
  2. Define "fully auditable?" by roderick · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'd be most comfortable knowing that the machine doesn't actually count the vote - it produces a ballot which is clearly marked, easy to read and is, in turn, fed into a ballot box. This makes voting easy, the immediate user audit of the ballot easy, and a trusted recount of those clearly marked, paper ballots easy.

    On the other hand, that's a good point - Nevada probably has the expertise ready at hand.

  3. Re:makes a lot of sense, actually by KnightNavro · · Score: 1, Interesting
    The strange things is that the biggest slot machine manufacturer (IGT) isn't involved in the design of the system. That's acomforting as a Nevada resident because of the pull IGT has.

    It's good to know my vote will be handled correctly.

  4. That's why Hannah Pingree (Maine state rep) ROCKS by Mark_in_Brazil · · Score: 3, Interesting
    I can't see anything wrong with this system if a person can verify their own vote was cast for the candidate they wanted.
    Right on.
    That's why I'm a fan of Hannah Pingree, a Representative in the Maine State Legislature, and the sponsor of LD1759, "An Act To Ensure the Accurate Counting of Votes," now the law in Maine. The Act prohibits networking the voting machines, and requires that they print a paper ballot that the voter inspects and places in a ballot box. It originally required the machines' software to be open source, but that part got lost in the negotiations with the Maine state Attorney General. Still, it's a pretty nice piece of legislation.

    --Mark
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    "It is nice to know that the computer understands the problem. But I would like to understand it too." --Eugene Wigner
  5. try the awesome flash demo by js7a · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Check out the 2-D barcode at the end of the paper trail.

    Fianlly, someone did the right thing. Viva Las Vegas!