Subj : Re: Voting (was: Re: Trav
To   : DARYL STOUT
From : NANCY BACKUS
Date : Wed Apr 03 2019 15:51:00

-=> Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 04-01-19  12:24 <=-

 NB>> We never had that here.... the old voting machines had little levers
 NB>> you pushed down, and when you opened the curtain, they'd all tally,
 NB>> and reset for the next person...  Now, with the computerized ones,
 NB>> we have to mark the paper ballots with a felt-tip pen, filling in
 NB>> circles... and then submit it to the machine... I like the old system
 NB>> better, actually... ;)

 DS> I do, too.
 DS> Marking those ballots and bubbling in things reminded me too much of
 DS> those PITA ACT and SAT tests in school.

Or any other standardized test.... yup, very similar, except the circles
are bigger for the voting.... 

ttyl      neb

.... Nothing's impossible for those who don't have to do it.

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