When I first read the summary I thought about checking the article date to see what month. You know, with slashdot posting old stories frequently I was thinking April 1st joke? Sadly not.
Pretty good. Call me old fashioned, but I still like a hard copy. How about printing two copies of a reciept before the result is sent. If everything looks correct on the reciept, send away. The reciepts have a number associated with them. If you were the 4333rd voter at that precinct, the number on the reciept would be 4333. You could then go on the internet and check to make sure it is correct. Everyone could have a copy of the results. Lets say the last person voting at that precinct was #5000. The computer already has the results. The total number of votes (Bush+Gore+ect.) damn well better add up to 5000. Also, a hand count with the hard copy could be done. Again, results should add up to 5000. Full proof?
By the way, I really like
H. Preferential ballot drops lowest vote total first, reallocating to No. 2 choice,until candidate wins race. This would allow people to vote for who they really wanted.
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after reading the title, that is exactly what i was hoping for.
When I first read the summary I thought about checking the article date to see what month. You know, with slashdot posting old stories frequently I was thinking April 1st joke? Sadly not.
I just excluded Katz stories from my Slashdot prefences.
By the time there are useful applications for these patents, the patent rights will have expired.
Pretty good. Call me old fashioned, but I still like a hard copy. How about printing two copies of a reciept before the result is sent. If everything looks correct on the reciept, send away. The reciepts have a number associated with them. If you were the 4333rd voter at that precinct, the number on the reciept would be 4333. You could then go on the internet and check to make sure it is correct. Everyone could have a copy of the results. Lets say the last person voting at that precinct was #5000. The computer already has the results. The total number of votes (Bush+Gore+ect.) damn well better add up to 5000. Also, a hand count with the hard copy could be done. Again, results should add up to 5000. Full proof? By the way, I really like H. Preferential ballot drops lowest vote total first, reallocating to No. 2 choice,until candidate wins race. This would allow people to vote for who they really wanted.