Election Reform

How should we elect a prez?

  • Just like now, Electoral College

    Votes: 13 76.5%
  • Popular Vote

    Votes: 4 23.5%
  • Other

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    17
Perhaps we could find a compromise between paper ballots and computer voting.

The voting process could be done by a computer with a very simplistic program. All the computer is is a touch screen attached to a machine that punches a paper ballot for you (since people evidently can't do it themselves).

That way if people want to vote for Al Gore they touch the


button. No confusion, no complaints, and don't make the computer program so complicated that it could be manipulated. A simple diagnostic could be run to see it is punching the correct holes at any given time.
 
Originally posted by Zhukov
Perhaps we could find a compromise between paper ballots and computer voting.

The voting process could be done by a computer with a very simplistic program. All the computer is is a touch screen attached to a machine that punches a paper ballot for you (since people evidently can't do it themselves).

That way if people want to vote for Al Gore they touch the



button. No confusion, no complaints, and don't make the computer program so complicated that it could be manipulated. A simple diagnostic could be run to see it is punching the correct holes at any given time.

I think it would work. And, as a backup, it could print a plain english receipt like an ATM. If a recount is needed.......just read the receipts instead of looking for chads of the hanging or bulging variety.
 
Originally posted by Zhukov
Something along those lines is inevitable, and you probably will receive a receipt.

Thats actually a good idea. A receipt thats kept like a business does. One in the main office and one given to the customer or in this case voter.
 

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