At 01:16 PM 5/25/2007, Chris Backert wrote:
>Any analysis of tabulation cost must consider the length of the ballot. In
>the United States in particular you'll find the number of races and ballot
>complexity are some of the primary factors in analyzing tabulation costs.
It might be noted that the
At 12:23 AM 5/25/2007, Michael Poole wrote:
>Thus, "millions" seems easily supportable, although the question
>remains as to how to make ballots more accessible to these people.
Yes, "millions" is supportable, easily. That is no more than a few
percent of eligible voters.
However, I don't see pr
At 09:39 AM 5/24/2007, Chris Backert wrote [privately to me]:
>With all due respect I think a better education on the topic would boggle
>your mind a bit less. You are incorrect that in your assumption that a
>"simple" paper ballot would satisfy the requirements, nor would it be a
>workable solutio
> From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax> Sent: 25 May 2007 21:16
> I've heard only one substantial objection to ballot imaging, and I
> consider it spurious and misled or misleading. And that is the
> privacy of the voter. The privacy of the voter is not violated by
> ballot imaging. First of all, there is
At 07:50 PM 5/24/2007, Kathy Dopp wrote:
>On 5/24/07, James Gilmour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I am surprised you say "millions". Does this reflect the
> illiteracy level? Or some other factors > affecting ability to
> complete ballots? If so, what factors? What type of voting
> met
So, who turned the Dartmouth Board of Trustees on to the idea of using
Approval Voting? Whoever it was, thank you! - Jan
http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Enews/releases/2007/05/17d.html
Dartmouth Board of Trustees elects Stephen F. Smith
Dartmouth College Office of Public Affairs • Press Release
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On May 25, 2007, at 10:40 AM, James Gilmour wrote:
>> Brian Olson> Sent: 25 May 2007 17:59
>>
>> I think this reinforces my position that the current best mix of
>> speed, reliability, trustworthiness and cost is to have people
>> reading
>> ballots punching data into common desktop computers.
>
> Brian Olson> Sent: 25 May 2007 17:59
>
> I think this reinforces my position that the current best mix of
> speed, reliability, trustworthiness and cost is to have people reading
> ballots punching data into common desktop computers.
>
> Assuming the recognition is correct, missed kepresses s
Do you have any actual evidence or research to back up that, in my opinion,
rather bold position?
- Chris
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Any analysis of tabulation cost must consider the length of the ballot. In
the United States in particular you'll find the number of races and ballot
complexity are some of the primary factors in analyzing tabulation costs.
- Chris
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I think this reinforces my position that the current best mix of
speed, reliability, trustworthiness and cost is to have people reading
ballots punching data into common desktop computers.
Assuming the recognition is correct, missed kepresses should be relatively
rare, and there can be redundan
> Brian Olson > Sent: 25 May 2007 16:34
> In most estimates that I think are reasonable, machines come out bad to
> very bad. Unless you think it's worth paying the premium price for fast
> election night returns.
It does also depend on the voting system you are using and the version of the
rul
Or, for the short-short version, I've made this:
http://bolson.org/cgi-bin/vote_tco
In most estimates that I think are reasonable, machines come out bad to
very bad. Unless you think it's worth paying the premium price for fast
election night returns.
Brian Olson
http://bolson.org/
elect
> From: Kathy Dopp > Sent: 25 May 2007 00:50
> On 5/24/07, James Gilmour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Chris Backert > Sent: 24 May 2007 19:39
> >
> > > For one, saying "can't we just use paper ballots"
> > > ignores the millions of American's who are unable to use paper
> > > ballots.
> >
> >
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