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Originally Posted by preciousjeni
I've never voted in NY before (only GA). They had these machine deals where you flip down tab next to your selection and then, when you've finished, you flip a big red level over to lock in your vote. I'm assuming papers were being punched but I never saw any paper.
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Welcome to the 1970's! Those are the really old machines. The machine itself tabulates the votes when you pull that red lever and it is recorded on the back of the machine. That's how we all used to vote. They were used for years and years and years. I loved, as a kid, going with my mom and watching her disappear into that booth, pull the curtain and then come back out again. It seemed so important and mysterious and certainly more private than cardboard dividers!
ETA: The last time I used one like that was 1984!