Computer help

[MattH]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I remember when the want ads were full of job listings for "Keypunch Operators."

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Yep, and when I started hearing about "dimpled chads" during the Florida election recounts in 2000 it was deja vu for me!

[Anonymous]

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@MattH wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

I remember when the want ads were full of job listings for "Keypunch Operators."

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Yep, and when I started hearing about "dimpled chads" during the Florida election recounts in 2000 it was deja vu for me!

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In that 2000 election, I actually voted using one of those antiquated voting machines that produces those hanging, dimpled chads.  

[haulingthescoreup]

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@Anonymous wrote:

In that 2000 election, I actually voted using one of those antiquated voting machines that produces those hanging, dimpled chads.

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Does that mean that you were one of those elderly, confused (hanging, dimpled) voters that were baffled by the ballots? Sorry, just kidding.

We had great touch machines where we live that were then converted to a different touch system that takes forever to navigate through. Just a week or two ago, our governor signed into law a bill requiring that all Tennessee voting machines be required to also generate a paper record, in case an audit is needed. Only two counties (not ours) have these already. I still can't figure out if they're supposed to be able to pull that off by November!

[marty56]

I miss the old metal machines where you had to pull the lever at the end to vote and the curtain open up after you do it.

San Antonio has touch screens which are easy to use and a lot faster to vote.

[MattH]

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@haulingthescoreup wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

In that 2000 election, I actually voted using one of those antiquated voting machines that produces those hanging, dimpled chads.

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Does that mean that you were one of those elderly, confused (hanging, dimpled) voters that were baffled by the ballots? Sorry, just kidding.

We had great touch machines where we live that were then converted to a different touch system that takes forever to navigate through. Just a week or two ago, our governor signed into law a bill requiring that all Tennessee voting machines be required to also generate a paper record, in case an audit is needed. Only two counties (not ours) have these already. I still can't figure out if they're supposed to be able to pull that off by November!

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In Connecticut until recently we still used the old mechanical lever machines, but now CT uses the "Optical Scan" system, where I fill in spots on a paper form with a pencil, much like what we all used for standardized tests in school. For blind voters CT uses the Fax-Print system described here:

http://www.ivsllc.com/

[Anonymous]

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@MattH wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

In that 2000 election, I actually voted using one of those antiquated voting machines that produces those hanging, dimpled chads.

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In Connecticut until recently we still used the old mechanical lever machines, but now CT uses the "Optical Scan" system, where I fill in spots on a paper form with a pencil, much like what we all used for standardized tests in school.

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After that 2000 election fiasco, we received new voting machines.  In my county, we're also using the "Optical Scan" system that you described.

[Anonymous]

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@haulingthescoreup wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

In that 2000 election, I actually voted using one of those antiquated voting machines that produces those hanging, dimpled chads.

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Does that mean that you were one of those elderly, confused (hanging, dimpled) voters that were baffled by the ballots? Sorry, just kidding.

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Back then I wasn't one of those elderly, confused (hanging, dimpled) voters.  However, 8 years later, everything is starting to wrinkle and sag on me a little!