Had a thought... this actually circles back to my original intended subject line to the White House.
And was inspired by hearing thoughts from a fellow voter after this election. She asked, "Why is it we can use ATMs to easily and reliably manage our finances, yet there's nothing easier they can provide to submit a vote, and to know it's been counted?" Great question. Jared, you said making voting more error-free for citizens is a difficult problem, can you expand upon why? Could it be the cost of providing ATM-like touchscreen equipment? So here's a thought. Now that we, the citizens of the US, are the primary shareholders in many major banks... why can't we get them to swap out their firmware/ software on election day, install a voting program, staff the ATMs with volunteers... etc! Think about it, the security cameras are already set up, they are already designed to be accessible, they would just need a couple of curtains... wouldn't it be great to insert your "authenticatable" voting card into the slot, complete your voting transaction, insert a deposit envelope to write in a candidate if you like :) , get your receipt and be on your merry way? Seriously...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37630 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
