Amen to Jeanne Massey's statement: "Most important (for me [Jeanne]) to remember is that current MN law requires a paper trail and any new voting machine technology would need to meet this requirement, or the law would have to be changed. To repeat my point in previous postings, I believe we need to remain watchful about the evolution of DRE technology with respect to having the ability to produce a paper trail, and the State's decisions regarding updating our voting technology to comply with HAVA."
One time, maybe 1996 general election, there were so many people voting that we ran out of registration cards several times, ran out of ballots, and had the ballot counting machine run out of tape. More supplies were delivered one way or another and we eventually caught up and ran the balance of the cast ballots - quite a few, some hundreds as I remember - through the ballot counter after the polls closed. Just imagine Tim Bonham's worst case in a paperless system. Whatever do you do if there's a power failure? We get these sometimes when lightning hits a transformer. Scads of people would be unable to vote! One doesn't even have to imagine pernicious intent. Fred Markus, West Phillips, old Ward 8-1, new Ward 6-7 (for now) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release Date: 10/22/2003 REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
