VOTE!!!
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huggy59
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I'm in Florida, home of the biggest voting chad scandal in the last 5 years, anyway!
This year we had cool, neat, working touch screens. But I'm getting ahead of my story.
I got to the grade school (aka polling place) at about 4:30pm. No one in line before me. I wasn't acosted by anyone on the way in - which is the way I like it! OTOH, no gorgeous blonds or brunettes or anything, either. :-(
Went to the A-M side of the table (since my last name starts with a C). Showed my voter registration card and Florida license/photo ID to the lady. She looks me up in the signup sheet, makes a note, spins it around and I sign. She checks the signature. Photo apparently wasn't good enough. hehe
She gives me a small sheet of yellow paper and points to the old guy approaching me (my version of the blue apron lady) . He guides me to a free machine/booth and takes the yellow paper, holds the 'cigarette' case over the side of the touchscreen, and it lights up! Yeah!
Ready to vote! Hmmmm... no stylus. Finger ok? I punch the various boxes - easy, really. I wonder what I'd do if I had to write someone in? I suppose an on-screen keyboard would pop up. Maybe I'll try that next year.
Seven pages! But the type was large for old eyes. After the last page, it shows you a summary of your choices and you have a chance to reselect if you want. If you are ok with it, press the red flashing VOTE button at the top of the computer (not part of the screen - this is a real button!). I push the button, it says votes recorded and thank you. I'm on my way.
No one accosts me on the way out, either. I like quiet little grade school voting.
And I didn't see a single hanging chad anywhere!
This year we had cool, neat, working touch screens. But I'm getting ahead of my story.
I got to the grade school (aka polling place) at about 4:30pm. No one in line before me. I wasn't acosted by anyone on the way in - which is the way I like it! OTOH, no gorgeous blonds or brunettes or anything, either. :-(
Went to the A-M side of the table (since my last name starts with a C). Showed my voter registration card and Florida license/photo ID to the lady. She looks me up in the signup sheet, makes a note, spins it around and I sign. She checks the signature. Photo apparently wasn't good enough. hehe
She gives me a small sheet of yellow paper and points to the old guy approaching me (my version of the blue apron lady) . He guides me to a free machine/booth and takes the yellow paper, holds the 'cigarette' case over the side of the touchscreen, and it lights up! Yeah!
Ready to vote! Hmmmm... no stylus. Finger ok? I punch the various boxes - easy, really. I wonder what I'd do if I had to write someone in? I suppose an on-screen keyboard would pop up. Maybe I'll try that next year.
Seven pages! But the type was large for old eyes. After the last page, it shows you a summary of your choices and you have a chance to reselect if you want. If you are ok with it, press the red flashing VOTE button at the top of the computer (not part of the screen - this is a real button!). I push the button, it says votes recorded and thank you. I'm on my way.
No one accosts me on the way out, either. I like quiet little grade school voting.
And I didn't see a single hanging chad anywhere!
jrfuda
Active Member
That's the EXACT same machine we used in San Antonio. What's funny, though. Is whenthe on screen mesage told me to press the flashing red vote button, I kept looking for it ON THE SCREEN. It took me a couple of seconds to realizse it was a hard button OFF THE SCREEN. The room I was in was very well lit, so the flashing light was not all that obvious.
