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more on eVoting thoughts
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 11:04:07 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Ben Combee <ben.combee () gmail com> Date: November 8, 2006 10:54:09 AM EST To: dave () farber net Subject: Re: [IP] eVoting thoughts On 11/7/06, Peter Jensen <peter () peterjensen com> wrote:
First - no feedback. Was my vote counted? No indication at all. In the old voting machines, the curtain would open when you moved thehandle, and at least that provided *some* indication that something wasgoing on. In these new systems, at least the one I used, there is absolutely no feedback. The quiet is eerie.Second - who did I vote for? There's no indication that the candidates I voted for were the ones the machine registered. It's just stupid notto have some indication of this. Normal interactive procedure is to provide confirmation of your choices *before* you complete an interactive task. Apparently the designers felt that the light beside your candidate was enough feedback. Call me stoopid, but it sure left me wondering.
The e-Slate system we used here in Austin, Texas addressed both of these: After going through the entire ballot, you get a summary screen listing all of your votes, and you can scroll through the list and return to any race and change your choice. There's a separate "Cast Ballot" button on the box, and when you hit the button, the screen changes to one of a waving American flag which indicates that your ballot has been registered in both the memory on the device and on the "Judge Ballot Controller" that is connected to each machine. ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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