: And Another E-Voting Problem

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

------Original Message------
From: David Bolduc
To: David Farber
Sent: Mar 2, 2004 11:48 AM
Subject: FW: And Another E-Voting Problem

For IP, if you like.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Bolduc 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 12:47 PM
> To: Johnmacs Group (E-mail)
> Subject: And Another E-Voting Problem
>
>
> One that hadn't occurred to me, but should have:
>
> http://www.instapundit.com/archives/014431.php
> <snip>
> UPDATE: Athena Runner emails from California:
>
>
> My husband and I went to vote this morning at 7 a.m. in 
> Carlsbad, CA (San Diego County) and the new and improved 
> *cough* electronic voting system wouldn't boot up. I went 
> back twice and at 8 a.m., they still weren't working. 
> Apparently it's a sporadic problem county wide.
>
> When voter turnout is so low already, forcing people to try 
> and come back multiple times is a huge problem. I miss my 
> paper ballot.
>
>
> Bryon Scott also emails:
>
>
> At least the machines in Maryland are working. Here in San 
> Diego the local radio stations are reporting that more than a 
> dozen areas in the county can't even get the machines up and running.
>
>
> Paper always works.
>
> ANOTHER UPDATE: Reader Bruce Bender emails:
>
>
> New voting machines were down in at my polling place in 
> Oceanside, CA (next door to Camp Pendleton). Many people here 
> leave for the day to work in San Diego and Orange and will 
> either try again tonight or not vote. It is a strange feeling 
> to be denied the chance.
>
>
> Several other readers are reporting problems in various 
> locales. You can't expect any system to work perfectly, of 
> course, but this really doesn't seem ready for prime time.

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