Well at least one person thought it was a good idea:

We use them here in ND. They are rather foolproof, but this is Florida we are talking about.

Optical scan machines are good because you at least have a paper trail should things go screwy, as they did in this case, and you only need one or two machines at each polling place. Keep a few extras loaded into pickups in case you need to replace one during the election.

When one considers that billions of ATM transactions are conducted on a daily basis, instant receipts are offered for said transactions and the error rate is - by any measure - miniscule I continue to be astonished that we can't figure out a way to farking vote in a manner that is accurate and provides some kind of paper trail to prevent fraud.

For fark's sake if I buy a pack of gum/coke/extra-small condoms at some Kwik-E-Mart at 4:14AM I get a timed, dated and itemized receipt.

Mr. Coffee Nerves:When one considers that billions of ATM transactions are conducted on a daily basis, instant receipts are offered for said transactions and the error rate is - by any measure - miniscule...

Well, those machines are made by a very sophisticated and trustworthy company:

King Something:Well at least one person thought it was a good idea:

keep your /b/ outta hare, we don't take kindly to your type

All of the liberal problems in the country of America are caused by the application of these philosophies. My grandfather fought the Commies so you could have voting.

Etchy333:Mr. Coffee Nerves:When one considers that billions of ATM transactions are conducted on a daily basis, instant receipts are offered for said transactions and the error rate is - by any measure - miniscule...

Well, those machines are made by a very sophisticated and trustworthy company:

I believe the appropriate expression in this case is "D'oh!"

Glass. Parking. Lot.

King Something

We use them here in ND. They are rather foolproof, but this is Florida we are talking about.

Exactly. That's the scary part.

/Subby and (unfortunately but necessarily) Floridian
//Loves the weather, hates the stupid
///Slashies!

Keep in mind, this is Florida. They could vote by raising their hands and fark it up.

Mr. Coffee Nerves:When one considers that billions of ATM transactions are conducted on a daily basis, instant receipts are offered for said transactions and the error rate is - by any measure - miniscule I continue to be astonished that we can't figure out a way to farking vote in a manner that is accurate and provides some kind of paper trail to prevent fraud.

For fark's sake if I buy a pack of gum/coke/extra-small condoms at some Kwik-E-Mart at 4:14AM I get a timed, dated and itemized receipt.

You can't just give people receipts, because that's going to lead to rampant vote selling.

Quasi-Concious Racist Wordsmith:All of the liberal problems in the country of America are caused by the application of these philosophies. My grandfather fought the Commies so you could have voting.

You are the worst troll ever.

Holy geez, the SOE's name is Arthur Anderson. Close enough to Arthur Andersen.

I wouldn't trust him to count change. For the love of FSM man ask people to call you Art.

Abner Doon:You can't just give people receipts, because that's going to lead to rampant vote selling.

The answer to that is a paper receipt that the voter doesn't take with them. It gets shown to the voter and kept in a lock box for any manual recount.

DeltaXi65:Keep in mind, this is Florida. They could vote by raising their hands and fark it up.

Something like this maybe?

Okay, if you are voting for the Republican Candidate (McCain) then go to the right side of the room. It is marked with the RED paint. If you are voting for the Democratic Candidate (Obama) then go to the left side of the room. It is marked with BLUE paint. If you are voting third party then stand in the middle and we will give you a piece of paper to write the name down on.

20 people go to the Republican side

35 people go to the democratic side

2 stay in the middle.

And because it is Florida - half the vote goes towards Pat Buchanan

FTA:

A 707-vote disparity between an unofficial vote tally Tuesday and a final count two days later in a West Palm Beach City Commission race has spawned another wave of criticism and questions about Supervisor of Elections Arthur Anderson's ability to run an error-free election.

...

Anderson faces re-election this fall. He was first asked about the discrepancy by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel early Friday. In his response, he said he was unaware of any discrepancy because he has been busy campaigning.


Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh.

"Nothing was lost, all the votes were counted," End of story. Better than dangling chads and easier to use than other systems.

"My eyelashes are too long, I accidently voted for someone named Ron Paul!"

And three years later they'll make a movie about it. Retarded: the True Story About How Florida Farks Up Everything They've Ever Tried

We had machines in Ohio that printed a paper receipt and they have gotten rid of them. Still not sure why, but now we have bubble sheets....

Electronic Voting = End of Democracy

/duh