Comments on: Illinois Lawsuit Over Vote-Counting Machines Will Test the Meaning of “Secret Ballot” http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/11/29/illinois-lawsuit-over-vote-counting-machines-will-test-the-meaning-of-secret-ballot/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:44:26 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Weekly Wrap Up : State of Elections http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/11/29/illinois-lawsuit-over-vote-counting-machines-will-test-the-meaning-of-secret-ballot/comment-page-1/#comment-781871 Weekly Wrap Up : State of Elections Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:46:41 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=9291#comment-781871 [...] Illinois, a lawsuit has been filed over an Illinois law that requires the county to use vote-counting machines that [...] [...] Illinois, a lawsuit has been filed over an Illinois law that requires the county to use vote-counting machines that [...]

]]> By: Jim Riley http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/11/29/illinois-lawsuit-over-vote-counting-machines-will-test-the-meaning-of-secret-ballot/comment-page-1/#comment-781383 Jim Riley Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:25:28 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=9291#comment-781383 Before they eliminated punch card ballots, a precinct level device had been developed that would check whether a voter had undervoted or overvoted. In testing in Chicago, it was observed that election judges offered varying levels of assistance when voters had received a warning - from telling a bewildered voter to figure it out for themselves; to helping the voter figure out what they had done wrong; to grabbing the ballot, making changes and sticking it into the ballot box. Before they eliminated punch card ballots, a precinct level device had been developed that would check whether a voter had undervoted or overvoted. In testing in Chicago, it was observed that election judges offered varying levels of assistance when voters had received a warning – from telling a bewildered voter to figure it out for themselves; to helping the voter figure out what they had done wrong; to grabbing the ballot, making changes and sticking it into the ballot box.

]]> By: Demo Rep http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/11/29/illinois-lawsuit-over-vote-counting-machines-will-test-the-meaning-of-secret-ballot/comment-page-1/#comment-781360 Demo Rep Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:33:44 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=9291#comment-781360 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_ballot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_democracy The W-A-R for REAL Democracy continues against the EVIL monarchs / oligarchs. P.R. and nonpartisan A.V. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_ballot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_democracy

The W-A-R for REAL Democracy continues against the EVIL monarchs / oligarchs.

P.R. and nonpartisan A.V.

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