They decide
to go to lunch without voting and without mentioning it to a
pollworker? If you really believe this isn't an absurd example, then
you are going to need a Spyrus at the gate to confirm that people have actually
voted. You'd need it to catch people who are given cards but don't even
put them in the machine, nevermind those who put them in and then
cancel.
With
VCProgrammer we can do all kinds of neat things. We could even
track that your indecisive-lunch-voter canceled their ballot when the
card is recycled through VCProgrammer. When they return from lunch,
VCProgrammer knows they canceled and a new card is issued. I suppose you
are now going to tell me that she the took the canceled card
with her and then lost it at lunch. Fair enough; I don't have
all the answers. We are probably also going to have multiple-personality
voters who swear they were never in to vote this morning, and demand a new
smart card. We'll probably need to check the ADA act for provisions
here.
The Jornada is exactly like the Spyrus, except
that the Jornada is 16 times as expensive, and the Spyrus is easier to
use.
But you are ignoring my central thesis. The voter
can find and use the hidden cancel button. They will. So will
Shamus, Craft, and the LA Times. If you believe they won't, then
let's have the aformentioned written paragraph to this effect, and move
on. Myself, I wouldn't design a voting system based on this premise, but
hey, that's me.
Ken
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