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"Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back" - Pen and Paper vs. Electronic Voting Machine

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By Joan Brunwasser (about the author)

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So, how about an alternative to expensive and unreliable electronic voting? For a fraction of the money already spent on electronic voting systems, each voter could take home a handsome, American-made Parker pen after recording his/her vote on a paper ballot. Citizens of all political persuasions could observe the vote being counted as poll workers and election officials stayed late to hand count the paper ballots (in the precinct, on Election Night). The poll workers could take home a handful of pens, a sign of the public's gratitude. The voters could be confident that their votes were counted as cast. Moreover, We the People, rather than private, for profit corporations, would be back in charge of our elections. In this scenario, our votes – as well as those souvenir pens – would be guaranteed. That’s what I call a win-win situation!

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Joan Brunwasser is a co-founder of Citizens for Election Reform (CER) which since 2005 existed for the sole purpose of raising the public awareness of the critical need for election reform. Our goal: to restore fair, accurate, transparent, secure (more...)

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Good points, Joan. by Mark E. Smith on Thursday, Oct 2, 2008 at 7:03:48 PM

i'm with you by Joan Brunwasser on Thursday, Oct 2, 2008 at 7:09:13 PM

Throw it out! by Roger on Thursday, Oct 2, 2008 at 7:58:17 PM

damn right - genius lies in simplicity by Rady Ananda on Thursday, Oct 2, 2008 at 10:52:54 PM

I asked the question once.... by Mark E. Smith on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 1:35:34 AM

those contracts by Joan Brunwasser on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 7:03:13 AM

If you like Pens! by Steve Hilsman on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 10:35:34 AM

i'd like to hear more about this by Joan Brunwasser on Saturday, Oct 4, 2008 at 10:08:07 PM

a true story by lwarman on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 7:13:17 PM