[geeks] I just saw...

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Joost van de Griek <jvdg at sparcpark.net>
>Date: 2006/11/08 Wed AM 07:10:57 CST
>To: Phil Stracchino <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] I just saw...

>Phil Stracchino wrote:
>
>> The weakness of the punch-card or ScanTron ballots is that people can
>> incompletely mark or punch them, or change their minds with one entry
>> partly marked or punched, or vote for multiple candidates, or otherwise
>> spoil the ballot.
>
>The ability to spoil your ballot is an essential part of the voting
>process. Akin to voting "none of the above!"

Or vote for Perot ;^)

BTW, there were some amazing rationalizations coming out of FL in 2000 regarding "voter intent" - it was amazing to watch at the time, and that is one of th ereasons the Supreme Court had to step in and shut them down - it was getting out of control, people just made up rules andstnadards, and applied them to garner more "usable" votes.

Ugh.
 
Lionel