Posted on 09/14/2010 6:46:29 AM PDT by sefarkas
This morning I voted in Precinct 92 for Lorgio in the Conservative Party Primary. It took 30 minutes because the ballot for the scanner was 3/8" too wide. The folks working there were unprepared to give me an affadavit ballot -- there were none for any of the political parties -- so they improvised by using the form intended for the scanner.
A paper cutter would be a swell solution.
If the ballot don’t fit, you must acquit.................
Unless they cut it properly to that the marks line up properly this is going to be a joke.
Get ready for the recounts........
I’m no expert, but don’t these ballots have marks of some kind printed on them that indicate the alignment?
I did try to fold it so that it would be narrow enough. I even creased it very well with the poll watchers all around. There is printing on the back and front of the form. Needless to say, two attempts to scan were rejected.
These scanners and forms might not be the state of the art. Marks on the edges of the image area can provide a form the opportunity to align electronically without depending on the actual straightness of the feed as in days gone by. But that technology might not have been implemented. I don’t know enough to comment on that.
The crease I made was not the straightest, but it was close. The scanner actually took it on the second try, but rejected it. It seems to be checking information on the back and front. The front is very left aligned and blank on the right, so I did not think an exact crease would matter. It must be looking for something on the back that I did crease over.
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