Re: news: Brazil Sets an Example in Computerizing Its NationalElections

2002-11-03 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Ronn Blankenship wrote: So, those 10.7% are people that _chose_ to invalidate the vote. Is that anything like giving them a way to vote for None of the Above? Yes - in fact, two ways of voting for None of the Above [something like options I don't care and The hell with all of them]

Re: news: Brazil Sets an Example in Computerizing Its NationalElections

2002-10-30 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Erik Reuter asked: Officials were also heartened by statistics indicating that the number of blank and spoiled ballots fell by nearly half, from 18.7 percent in the 1998 general election to 10.7 percent in the first round of voting. How can you have a blank or spoiled