2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: We have serious threats to election integrity that must be fixed before the next election. [View all]TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)The reason we have machine voting is because of the problems with paper ballots. Not only were they easier for corrupt poll workers to invalidate than hanging some chads out, they were subject to exhausted poll workers making mistakes.
You're OK with electronic cash registers, bank statements, ATM's, and debit/credit cards but while computers can adequately handle your financial and other personal needs, they can't count a lousy vote?
A Presidential ballot here will have maybe 5 or 6 party lines to be counted, with House and sometimes Senate candidates repeated for each party. Then there's the local candidates, with maybe a few more party lines. I love the "Pick 3" instructions for judges, school boards etc.
Then there's the propositions on the back.
So, we've got poll workers who have been there since 5AM and after closing the polls at 9PM are expected to accurately add all this up for between 500 and 1000 ballots per district?