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To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (128713)	11/17/2000 12:29:35 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1583807

I never used a punch card ballot, but I once had to program a really primitive computer by punching out slots in perforated cards that I assume are similar to what was used in PB. From that experience, I'd say it's somewhat miraculous that the error rate was as low as it was. Dan, The punchouts are the ones I have used up until this year. This year I voted on ones where you blackened the circle by the name. It was fine but still susceptible to tampering. That's why I would rather go to a simplistic computer-like system for two reasons. First, it is clear to me at least that there is a great deal of fraud going on in the voting process. I want a system that will minimize that behavior. I think a computer like system has the best shot of doing that. I am not talking about something that has an OS which would make it susceptible to hackers. But rather something that I used when I took my GRE's last year. It was like a tutorial shown on a monitor and you used an abbreviated keyboard. Not only was it clean and simple to use but I had my results three minutes after I finished the exams. I am sure it would require further modifications as well as some instruction for those unfamiliar with electronic computing devices. However, I think it would eventually eliminate a lot of the confusion and upset we have seen this past week. ted