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Anyway there are lots of good reasons to stay with paper, it's a lot safer and it's not that hard. Obviously the design of the ballots themselves can be better or worse, though.
Originally Posted by TheUsualSuspect
I get to leave work early, I walk or drive to my assigned voting station. Show ID, mark my choice and leave. 10 minutes is the longest I've waited in the 15 years I've been voting.
The place I live is a few minutes' walk and I've never had to wait more than a few minutes.
Worth remembering that the horror stories are the ones we always hear about.
Originally Posted by doubledenim
The year is 2020. I remember in the late 90's all the talk about a paperless society.
FF>> to 2020 and we are filling out election ballots with a ballpoint pen. Imagine writing on fax paper with a second-rate writing instrument and having to completely fill out 30 ovals on a Scantron.
In a world where Amazon drops an item off on your porch 2 days after you clicked on a button, voting should not be this complicated.
FF>> to 2020 and we are filling out election ballots with a ballpoint pen. Imagine writing on fax paper with a second-rate writing instrument and having to completely fill out 30 ovals on a Scantron.
In a world where Amazon drops an item off on your porch 2 days after you clicked on a button, voting should not be this complicated.
Originally Posted by doubledenim
The year is 2020. I remember in the late 90's all the talk about a paperless society.
FF>> to 2020 and we are filling out election ballots with a ballpoint pen. Imagine writing on fax paper with a second-rate writing instrument and having to completely fill out 30 ovals on a Scantron.
In a world where Amazon drops an item off on your porch 2 days after you clicked on a button, voting should not be this complicated.
FF>> to 2020 and we are filling out election ballots with a ballpoint pen. Imagine writing on fax paper with a second-rate writing instrument and having to completely fill out 30 ovals on a Scantron.
In a world where Amazon drops an item off on your porch 2 days after you clicked on a button, voting should not be this complicated.
The year is 2020. I remember in the late 90's all the talk about a paperless society.
FF>> to 2020 and we are filling out election ballots with a ballpoint pen. Imagine writing on fax paper with a second-rate writing instrument and having to completely fill out 30 ovals on a Scantron.
In a world where Amazon drops an item off on your porch 2 days after you clicked on a button, voting should not be this complicated.
FF>> to 2020 and we are filling out election ballots with a ballpoint pen. Imagine writing on fax paper with a second-rate writing instrument and having to completely fill out 30 ovals on a Scantron.
In a world where Amazon drops an item off on your porch 2 days after you clicked on a button, voting should not be this complicated.
Originally Posted by Chypmunk
Originally Posted by John McClane
That is wayyy too many things to vote for.
Originally Posted by John McClane
That is wayyy too many things to vote for.
That is wayyy too many things to vote for.
I've never heard of Don Blankenship. Not as informed as I thought I guess.
Yeah, it all gets quite shameless. We get "official looking" mailers that come from organizations with neutral-sounding names (like "Citizens for Electoral Information" or something), and it's apparently just about basic information, but it'll tell you where each candidate stands on three issues and it's plainly obvious they were chosen (and worded) to guide you to one. Zero indication it's a partisan affair, but to anyone remotely savvy it's obvious.
To be fair, the other team is handing out “sample ballots” as well.