Fix election problems!
 

DISCLAIMER: This is not an anti-Bush thread, nor is it saying that Kerry should have won Ohio.

One would think that if we can put a man on the moon, do robotic surgeries, and map genomes, we could find a fool proof method of voting.

CNN Article

The Ohio glitch is among a handful of computer troubles that have emerged since Tuesday's elections. (Touchscreen voting troubles reported)

In one North Carolina county, more than 4,500 votes were lost because officials mistakenly believed a computer that stored ballots electronically could hold more data than it did. And in San Francisco, a malfunction with custom voting software could delay efforts to declare the winners of four races for county supervisor.

Dee

i thought this said "fix erection problems" and was about to report it as spam ;)

Re: Fix election problems!
 

But would it make any differnce in numbers to even in the election?

My point isn't whether it would make a difference in this election. It simply seems to me that these problems shouldn't happen. It could make a difference in a local election or in a very close election. We should be able to get it right.

can't type by the end of the week. I meant to convey the same ..... would it make much of a difference to recount all those votes to change the election outcome.....in my opinion proberly not

I agree with that. Its good that these problems are surfacing where elections are not being effected. I think that after Palm Beach County, in 2000, everyone wanted to improve the technical side of elections, and that there was too much of a rush to new technology. Hopefully these types of problems will fade away fast.