I believe that we have protections in place for blind people; they're allowed to have someone accompany them behind the screen. Couldn't you do that? (For that matter, are the machines currently in use accessible to the blind?)
I hadn't considered the length of some of your ballots, though - that's a good point. How about optical readers that scan the ballot? Works just as quickly, without any problems such as the ones that I've been reading about. We've been using them for the last few municipal elections. Whether they're "fill in the circle" or "complete the arrow" or something else like that, they're simple, straightforward and reliable.
Though it boggles my mind at times to see some of the offices you guys vote on. I just can't fathom voting for judges. Judges should be above politics, IMO. Same with the County Sheriff. Several of the other positions you list also sound to me more like civil service positions rather than political ones, or ones that could be filled by appointment from the caucus in the state House or Senate.
(And I don't even know what a "Connor" is, besides Angel's son or an actor who once played the Chief Engineer of the Enterprise. ;) )
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Date: 2006-11-08 05:56 am (UTC)I hadn't considered the length of some of your ballots, though - that's a good point. How about optical readers that scan the ballot? Works just as quickly, without any problems such as the ones that I've been reading about. We've been using them for the last few municipal elections. Whether they're "fill in the circle" or "complete the arrow" or something else like that, they're simple, straightforward and reliable.
Though it boggles my mind at times to see some of the offices you guys vote on. I just can't fathom voting for judges. Judges should be above politics, IMO. Same with the County Sheriff. Several of the other positions you list also sound to me more like civil service positions rather than political ones, or ones that could be filled by appointment from the caucus in the state House or Senate.
(And I don't even know what a "Connor" is, besides Angel's son or an actor who once played the Chief Engineer of the Enterprise. ;) )