Back during the heyday of MUDs, MOOS and the like, some friends and developed a Feist themed MUD named Midkemia. We were about to go live and allow more than playtesting when we got the cease and desist order from his laywers. Another group had already signed exclusive rights to make a game environment based on his universe. He was quite kind about it however, responding to personal emails and sending autographed hardbacks of his newest book before it hit the shelves.
You are absolutely correct and I apologize. You are indeed wise (I'm a fan of ES&S if you hadn't noticed). Should have read the messages under my threshold.
I find your bullet points most curious. We used the ES&S Ivotronic and M100 scanners in our county and had zero issues and a completely certifiable election. I worked as both a tech and a judge in the primaries and general election. To speak to each of your points.
Power outages - every machine has a backup battery and alarms for power losses and battery status.
Corrupted data & breakdowns - Spare machines are available and our county still provided paper/sharpie ballots to those who wanted them with enough blanks that if nobody had choosen to use the machines, that there would have been enough. Every action a voter takes is immediately recorded on a paper trail for the Ivoteronic. It is visually varifiable by the person casting the votes. For the M100 the paper ballots are there for cross comparison.
Aligning - Duh. A simple procedure that can be done in about 10 seconds. If I recall, it doesn't even require PEB insertion, but it's been several months.
Double adding - have you even used these machines? Every single calculation is recorded on a dual paper trail. If necessary, a hand tabulation can be made for comparison. Again, a voter can verify each selection they make against the paper before it scrolls off the screen after submission for privacy purposes.
Totals - What's the point.
Preventing people from voting twice - Voting requires insertion of the PEB, which, if handled the same way ballots are to be handled, is supervised and verified by a judge from each of the two major political parties.
Perhaps I'm ignorant of some procedural errors that have taken place in other locals, but it sounds to me like you're completely ignorant of the ES&S systems.
It's free, downloadable from the web. It's not for learning per se, but more for personal management strategies, and learning, coping, organizational and behavioral techniques.
First and Second Step KidTools, and First and Second Step KidSkills are for elementary and middle school children.
The sofware prompts are read for children with reduced literacy, by children, so it's a very comfortable environment.
Our new package to be released soon is StrategyTools for older children to learn the same techniques, with a focus also on life skills, vocational goals, and the like.
The website with the downloads is
http://KidTools.missouri.edu/
StrategyTools will eventually be available for download from http://StrategyTools.org/
Enjoy. It has experienced some great success in classrooms nationwide. Or rather, the children have.
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This is one post that I'm grateful that my threshold clipped.
Back during the heyday of MUDs, MOOS and the like, some friends and developed a Feist themed MUD named Midkemia. We were about to go live and allow more than playtesting when we got the cease and desist order from his laywers. Another group had already signed exclusive rights to make a game environment based on his universe. He was quite kind about it however, responding to personal emails and sending autographed hardbacks of his newest book before it hit the shelves.
Thank you for your patience... Astroturfing??
I find your bullet points most curious. We used the ES&S Ivotronic and M100 scanners in our county and had zero issues and a completely certifiable election. I worked as both a tech and a judge in the primaries and general election. To speak to each of your points. Power outages - every machine has a backup battery and alarms for power losses and battery status. Corrupted data & breakdowns - Spare machines are available and our county still provided paper/sharpie ballots to those who wanted them with enough blanks that if nobody had choosen to use the machines, that there would have been enough. Every action a voter takes is immediately recorded on a paper trail for the Ivoteronic. It is visually varifiable by the person casting the votes. For the M100 the paper ballots are there for cross comparison. Aligning - Duh. A simple procedure that can be done in about 10 seconds. If I recall, it doesn't even require PEB insertion, but it's been several months. Double adding - have you even used these machines? Every single calculation is recorded on a dual paper trail. If necessary, a hand tabulation can be made for comparison. Again, a voter can verify each selection they make against the paper before it scrolls off the screen after submission for privacy purposes. Totals - What's the point. Preventing people from voting twice - Voting requires insertion of the PEB, which, if handled the same way ballots are to be handled, is supervised and verified by a judge from each of the two major political parties. Perhaps I'm ignorant of some procedural errors that have taken place in other locals, but it sounds to me like you're completely ignorant of the ES&S systems.
It's free, downloadable from the web. It's not for learning per se, but more for personal management strategies, and learning, coping, organizational and behavioral techniques. First and Second Step KidTools, and First and Second Step KidSkills are for elementary and middle school children. The sofware prompts are read for children with reduced literacy, by children, so it's a very comfortable environment. Our new package to be released soon is StrategyTools for older children to learn the same techniques, with a focus also on life skills, vocational goals, and the like. The website with the downloads is http://KidTools.missouri.edu/ StrategyTools will eventually be available for download from http://StrategyTools.org/ Enjoy. It has experienced some great success in classrooms nationwide. Or rather, the children have.