Confirmed I arrived at the Union station avc and a voting helper said the wait time is 2.5 hrs. I'm heading home instead to grab my ballot and turn it in at a drop box. I believe that will take me 1.5 less hours.
just got back from the Ballard library. people are streaming to the drop box, cars are circling the block and dropping off people with ballots, there's a truck with huge rolling tubs full of ballots and they just keep coming.
Anyone else see the documentary American Blackout? People were disenfranchised by the lines caused by the touchscreens. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0492443/
When I was a poll judge, we handled the rush, no problem. Just issue paper ballots. People found any spare surface to vote, no problem.
With the touchscreens, only a fixed number of people can vote at a time.
Defenders of the touchscreen voting machines claim they're faster than paper ballots. Not true. I timed voters using paper vs touchscreen. Actual marking of the ballot is a tie. Alas, the extra procedures used (at the time) made the touchscreens take longer.
better late than never, Seattle.
it pleases me
Major bummer.
Anyone else see the documentary American Blackout? People were disenfranchised by the lines caused by the touchscreens. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0492443/
When I was a poll judge, we handled the rush, no problem. Just issue paper ballots. People found any spare surface to vote, no problem.
With the touchscreens, only a fixed number of people can vote at a time.
Defenders of the touchscreen voting machines claim they're faster than paper ballots. Not true. I timed voters using paper vs touchscreen. Actual marking of the ballot is a tie. Alas, the extra procedures used (at the time) made the touchscreens take longer.
Cheers, Jason Osgood