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voting "machines" eliminate votingvoting "machines" eliminate votingPosted Mar 19, 2008 15:08 UTC (Wed) by holstein (subscriber, #6122)In reply to: voting "machines" eliminate voting by gdt Parent article: Sequoia v. Ed Felten
It's the same here in Canada: major party representative are present in every step of the vote. I never understood why it could not be done this way in the US. It's not like it's rocket science.
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voting "machines" eliminate voting Posted Mar 19, 2008 16:20 UTC (Wed) by smoogen (subscriber, #97) [Link] I think it has to do with the differences in states levels of control in Canada and the US.. plus the differences between parliamentary governments and the US 'style'. Each US state can set its own election rules on who deals with the election materials. The Federal government can really only give outlines and say that if you 'fail' to meet those standards you lose federal funding. The states are really protective of this, as it is one of the last 'sovereign' powers they have in comparison to the Federal government. However, I will admit that I am on a thin branch here.. and could be quite wrong.
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