tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post8167327831543717765..comments2024-01-03T05:23:36.046-08:00Comments on The Citizens: In Praise of Debra BowenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-38126387508105273342008-06-03T20:13:00.000-07:002008-06-03T20:13:00.000-07:00I voted for Nader in 2000, of course I was in Texa...I voted for Nader in 2000, of course I was in Texas, so who cares. But I was hoping the Green Party would get 5% of the vote so they could participate in the debates.<BR/><BR/>In my county we have the hackable computer voting machines with no paper trail. But they are pretty easy to use.Tony Grenneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790466292723465347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-61019305974275370412008-06-03T15:58:00.000-07:002008-06-03T15:58:00.000-07:00Our system is a variant of the "inkavote" where yo...Our system is a variant of the "inkavote" where you press down and put an ink dot on the number after lining up the ballot so that the numbers appear in little circles next to the candidates' names. Or so it is suppposed to be. On mine, they lined up poorly so that I had to be very, very careful. <BR/><BR/>Btw, my vote for McCain in 2000 (March) was a protest vote against Al Gore. Why, you say? Because I re-registered from Dem to Green, then voted for McCain. That way, the McCain vote would be irrelevant (the GOP had chosen not to count non-GOP votes, even though state law allowed me to do so). There was nobody else on the ballot I wished to vote for. By the time of the Dem convention in August, I was a Gore supporter. That's what happens - voters get over themselves and start acting rationally, eventually. And McCain has definitely changed also. Like Lieberman, 9/11 changed McCain. In short, they went nuts.The Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-10242953331639000982008-06-03T15:31:00.000-07:002008-06-03T15:31:00.000-07:00Actually, I work elecitons and screw up. I finally...Actually, I work elecitons and screw up. I finally took the time to read the instrucitons on CA's ballots. Bascially, you have a thick, black line to the right each name. There is a break in the line. To vote for someone, you must connect the line. Well, when I connect the line, I make it thick to "fill" it in. You are simply supposed to draw a single line, not fill it in, which to me is counterintuituve. I am not alone! I've seen numerous voters do this. So, I've done every ballot but for the last one, wrong. Confusing.Don't they do usability studies on these? I mean when we launch an on-line test delivery system, we put people in front of the machine and watch what they do. Don't they do that with ballots? Guess not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-3968087817645680832008-06-03T14:44:00.000-07:002008-06-03T14:44:00.000-07:00Of course not. His vote for McCain in 2000 was su...Of course not. His vote for McCain in 2000 was surely just a slip of the pen :-)Dr. Strangelovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407042105777411150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-13386229537933784882008-06-03T11:44:00.000-07:002008-06-03T11:44:00.000-07:00Yes, and he never ever votes for the wrong people....Yes, and he never ever votes for the wrong people. ;-)Raised By Republicanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006522141969925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-2970327348662312082008-06-03T10:36:00.000-07:002008-06-03T10:36:00.000-07:00LTG is one of the most conscientious voters I have...LTG is one of the most conscientious voters I have ever known. If even he can make an accidental error on a ballot, it makes me wonder how many times I must have done so without realizing it! Yikes. I too, am pleased with the new machines.Dr. Strangelovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407042105777411150noreply@blogger.com