The lack of competition on both sides of the ticket will probably result in low, low, turnout. The ward I was in tonight had about 100 people around 6:00 p.m. or about 10%.
The machines were very easy to use. My daughter was with me as always and she quickly figured out how to touch the screen on the name to vote for. We even hit "write in" to see how that function worked and it displayed a large touchpad keyboard. It ought to be much easier to be a write in candidate now than it was in the past.
The system seemed to work smoothly and the machines were much smaller than the old ones, of course I'm going to assume over time there will be more breakdowns with these - that's technology, it is great when it works, but a real bugger when it doesn't.
Did you use the new machines tonight? What did you think? I'd love to hear your comments.
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The machines themselves were easy to use. What I really resented was that an elections official hovered all over me the entire time I was voting. I had to tell him repeatedly to give me some space. I miss the curtains, and believe my right to vote includeds the right to vote secretly.
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