Georgia primary has some mighty interestin' features

[zulchzulu]

The Georgia primary has a few features and such that may turn out to be interesting. The illustration below shows that it will be electronic. This can be a harbinger to beta testing Diebold technology. The other issue is that it's an open primary where Republicans can vote for Edwards, thus skewing the trends in other state polls. Additionally, there is a vote about the state flag, which is a new design to replace the confederate flag.

On edit: It looks like the footnote credits Diebold. So I would assume this is a Diebold box.



http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/0204a/29_ballot.html

[stldemocrat]

1. Voting Machines

I wouldn't like any voting system where I couldn't see a physical copy of my vote. Especially if Diebold is involved.

[zulchzulu]

2. Yep, this one does not have a receipt

I wonder how hard it would be to have a receipt printed out? Probably be pretty difficult...

/sarcasm

[Octafish]

3. It looks like something out of the Doctor's office.

From the inside: Those rounded corners and flat screen give it that high-tech US healthcare sheen only those with the best medical insurance know and the last thing Dr. Frist's cat saw, the inside of Dr. Mengele's office.

[flaminbats]

4. Why are five of the nine candidates who have dropped out, on the ballot?

Isn't a reason for going to this new technology to reduce the cost of making needed changes to the ballots?

People ought to know that they are not voting for candidates but for convention delegates, and that every vote cast on a candidate who has dropped out is a vote wasted! What should be done is to demand the most of this new technology, not to expect the least from it!

[zulchzulu]

5. It's a Diebold box...no need to worry about the outcome

Make sure to return the plastic blank voting card to the primary worker when you're done.

[flaminbats]

6. darn...

if I had been just a little smarter, I could be making the new voting machines!

I'll call it vote'n sell...
slap it- W
slap it- Kerry
slap it- Edwards
slap it- Kucinich
slap it- Sharpton
slap it- Braun
slap it- Clark
slap it- Gephardt
slap it- Lieberman
slap it- Dean

sell it- environment
sell it- justice
sell it- children
sell it- jobs
sell it- WMD
sell it- lives
sell it- democracy

cut it- investment
cut it- paycheck
cut it- healthcare
cut it- security
cut it- education
cut it- peace-corp
cut it- exports

hike it- debt
hike it- outsourcing
hike it- pollution
hike it- war
hike it- unemployment
hike it- poverty
hike it- imports

It doesn't even have to work, and it's even cheaper!

[Freddie Stubbs]

7. Sometimes the law hasn't caught up with technology

Their are deadlines set by statute that dictate when a candidate must withdraw if they want their name removed from the ballot. These laws were probably enacted before computerized voting.