Voter disenfranchisement - I NEED Jessie now!!  | | | 
March 2nd, 2004, 02:09 PM
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Well you know what the funny thing is? We had systems that worked: punch card systems. All they required was a little inspection by the voter to make sure that all holes were punched properly. Well, with all the crying and lamenting over the "disenfranchisement" those machines, has anyone learned any lessons? Luckily, this has happened during a primary, so hopefully they can work out the glitches by november.
Oh, and BTW, nobody needs Jesse Jackson.  | 
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March 2nd, 2004, 03:08 PM
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Question: who makes the machines, what software are they running and what CPU's are invovled? If I was CEO of that company, I would have made certain that the system was checked out and running well before turning it over to newbies.
(This will make some good PR for AMD maybe?) | |
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March 2nd, 2004, 03:31 PM
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March 2nd, 2004, 03:40 PM
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CNN is doing a story as I post on the lack of security for the electronic voting machines. | |
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March 2nd, 2004, 03:42 PM
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March 2nd, 2004, 04:47 PM
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Doesn't california allow people to take the day off to facilitate the voting process. I know in Ontario, an employer must allow individuals time to vote, by either letting them come in late, leave early, or provide an extended lunch period.
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March 2nd, 2004, 04:56 PM
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California law allows for an employee to take up to 2 hours off from work with pay to vote.
The catch: Law states employer must have at least 3 days notice and if not is under no obligation to give employee time off.
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March 2nd, 2004, 05:05 PM
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That's rather silly. You'd think that the state vote would be widely publicized and employees would automatically provided the time to vote. | |
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March 2nd, 2004, 06:37 PM
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March 2nd, 2004, 07:01 PM
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Take me back to the good old punch card days. Those things were fool proof.
Oh, forgot, there's one state that even screwed that up. Can't seem to remember which one...  | |
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