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To: upchuck
It is beyond me why these machines were not designed to print a receipt showing how the voter voted. A receipt for them and a copy to be kept inside the machine.

The receipt for the vote should not indicate the names or parties of the candidate(s) voted for, though it could, for example, say the voter did cast a vote for races a, b, & c, but not d. Otherwise, people could be pressured (Boss: "Bring me your voting receipt before I determine your bonus") or paid off (dim to bum being loaded on bus to polling place: "Bring me your receipt showing you voted for the dims before I give you your pack of cigarettes") for their votes.

30 posted on 01/08/2004 11:56:20 AM PST by Sarastro
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To: Sarastro
Which is why you have a two part reciept generated by the machine. One for the voter, the other for the records. No different than a cash register with a running tape.

36 posted on 01/08/2004 12:05:00 PM PST by longtermmemmory (Vote!)
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