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Man Denied Right To Vote Because He Won't Use Computer

Posted by samzenpus on from the tinfoil-ballot dept.

An anonymous reader writes 'A Houston man wasn't allowed to vote in Tuesday's mayoral election because he refuses to use computers and there were no other options available. No paper ballots? Skynet is taking over.'

5 comments

  1. Misleading Headline by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    He wasn't denied the right to vote, he chose not to vote because he didn't like the voting method.

    If he showed up and they said "sorry, you're not allowed to vote", that would be denial. This is just an asshat with a chip on his shoulder.

    1. Re:Misleading Headline by boombaard · · Score: 1

      Quite so. "Man refused to use pen(cil) to vote; wanted to vote using (quill, or clay tablet with name etched into it)"
      Yes, computerized voting is somewhat problematic when you don't require the computers to be OSS and/or verifiably untampered-with by the incumbent (or whoever), but trying to protest this at the time of voting seems rather late. And anyway, if you're the only one who votes on paper, do you really think your "certain" vote is going to make the difference? If you hate voting computers, create awareness some other way than this, as this is just going to make you seem whiny.

  2. Fuck him by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 1

    He chose not to vote.

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  3. I refuse to use pencils by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 1

    see subject

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  4. No other option? by coolmoose25 · · Score: 1

    Is there no other option than using the eSlate machine? What if I'm blind. What if I have no limbs? There must be some sort of alternative. OTOH, I'd be curious to know how they USED to vote... was it paper ballot before? Here in the northeast, we had voting lever machines with mechanical tabulation... would he have refused to use that form of mechanical computer? We now use paper ballots but they are scanned by a computer. Would he refuse that as well? And at some point, the votes end up on a computer... Just how opposed is he here?

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