Re: Some Voters Say Machines Failed, Incorrect Choices Appear on Screens (fwd)

Valdis.Kletnieks_at_vt.edu
Date: 10/26/04

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Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 21:29:34 -0400

    On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 01:00:46 EDT, "Atom 'Smasher'" said:

    > Herrera said she's heard stories from Democrats and Republicans.
    > In some cases, when people have tried to vote a straight ticket, the
    > screen has given their votes to every candidate in the opposite political
    > party, she said.
    >
    > She believes it's a people problem. "I have confidence in the
    > machines," she said. "They are touch screens. People are touching them
    > with their palms, or leaning their hand. ... They're hitting the wrong
    > button."

    If it's a widespread people problem, it's not the people's problem, it's
    the UI designer or programmer's problem.

    Synaptics makes a touchpad often used in laptops that can *do* palm detection.
    Knowing this, the machine should either be built with equivalent technology,
    or a *BIG* sign:

    *** CAUTION: UNGROUNDED ELECTRICAL MACHINERY!!! ***

    ONLY TOUCH MACHINE WITH ONE FINGER. ALLOWING ANY OTHER PART OF
    YOUR HAND OR BODY TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE MACHINE MAY EXPOSE YOU TO
    DANGEROUSLY HIGH VOLTAGES!!

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