Talk:Voting machine

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[edit] Recent rewrite

Great edit/rewrite of Voting machine, 68.50.103.212. Your knowledge of the subject is commendable. Let's just hope that this time user Joebeone shows more respect for this contribution of yours than he/she has shown for those of others in the past, acting as if he/she were the owner of the article. I have an objection. though: your edit deviates somewhat from the main subject, voting machines per se, and pays more attention to Voting systems, which is the subject of another article. AVM 12:00, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

It really is an superb rewrite; good work 68.50.103.212. (I know I don't own the article... I'd just like to keep it neutral, etc. I'll try to do a better job.) I also think, like AVM, that it is more a description of "voting systems", we might want to add a disambiguation notice to the Voting system page. -- Joebeone (Talk) 01:05, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

There's a treasure trove of information about election integrity at http://www.dkosopedia.com/wiki/Voting_Rights. -- zappini (10/05/06)

[edit] Corrections

  • I think the inclusion of the "Simple paper ballot" while not "technology" as you put it is of paramount importance to this article.
  • "Voting machines are used to replace traditional paper ballots." Is an incorrect statement. Though that can be the case, there are many situations where paper ballots were never used prior to the use of voting machines.
  • The voting systems were listed chronologically
  • Re-added "Marksense" though, I agree "optical Scan" has become the more popularized term
  • Updated definition of "With electronic input device" and reworded VVPAT

--Electiontechnology 18:35, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Voting Machine (Baldwin County, Alabama)

I live in Baldwin County, Alabama. This is one of the most conservative areas in our state. Republicans have a big advantage in our County. We vote for the most conservative (Republican) candidate on a consistent basis. The reported error, picked up by the media, favoring Gov Siegelman, during the election was not the certified election results, as later provided by Judge Adrian Johns. The certified results was given only after the feeder information was double checked. The error, which caused the rollup error came from Magnolia Springs. I think it was caught because more votes were reported that they had voters.


I have known Adrian Johns for about 30+ years. His integrity can be trusted at all times. It appears that computers or computer programs caused the error. I do not know the poll workers in Magnolia Springs. But, it does not appear that anyone tried to deny Gov Siegelman any votes. Mrs. Baxley seemed to be well liked in our area by both Republicans and Democrats. But, any crossover votes between Political Parties would have been detected.

JAMES J. KIRKSEY —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.153.59.138 (talk) 03:42, 28 February 2008 (UTC)