I haven't heard anyone ask for a better ballot. Is that like a better mouse
trap? A simple solution would be to use some basic gestalt principles of
perceptual organization
Gary J. Klatsky, Ph. D.
Department of Psychology [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Oswego State University (SUNY) http://www.oswego.edu/~klatsky
Oswego, NY 13126 Voice: (315) 312-3474
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Froman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 10:00 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: Butterfly Ballots
I still haven't heard anyone provide a better human factors alternative to
the Palm Beach ballot given the size of the ballot machine, the number of
candidates for president and the fact that many of the citizens of Palm
Beach need a larger font size to read the ballot. And talk about human
factors: what about this hand recount?
Rick
Rick Froman
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-----Original Message-----
From: Sandra Price
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 11/11/00 5:26 PM
Subject: Butterfly Ballots
As one Republican commentator pointed out, the Daleys' county,
Cook County, uses butterfly ballots. I had to vote for judges on one
this time. My ballot was misaligned with the arrows pointing to the
space between the holes at the bottom of the ballot. I have no idea
what happened to my judges' votes but I was on a tight schedule so
just mentioned the problem to the judge who ignored it. Such ballots
are inherently confusing. I empathize with the citizens of Palm Beach.
Ballots should be designed by human factors people, not bureaucrats.
Sandra Price, History Division
Oak Park and River Forest High School
201 N. Scoville Ave.
Oak Park, IL 60302
School 708-383-0700 x2311
Fax 708-383-3484
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"The truth will not penetrate a preoccupied mind." Charles Darwin
