Huge paper ballot in California! Very low tech!

[senseandsensibility]

Anyone else have this kind of ballot? It was literally a couple of feet high and and a foot and a half wide, or thereabouts. Then to mark your vote, you drew a line with a ball point pen. I've never seen anything like it before.:shrug: Any opinions on the security of this type of voting? Not that I'm missing Diebold or anything.

[annabanana]

1. It may be bulky.. but it beats Diebold. . . n/t

[gateley]

2. I just talked to my friend who voted in North Hollywood (although I'm supposed

to tell people he lives in Santa Monica :7).

He said it was a paper vote, filling in the little dot with a pen. I think he would have mentioned if it was Shrek-sized like yours.

He said he was the ONLY person in there voting -- probably around 4-ish pm.

[senseandsensibility]

5. So I guess we're all paper in California this time?

Thanks for the update. My polling place was medium busy at fourish.

[marions ghost]

3. that's the only way I've ever voted...

yeah I don't see why the ballots have to be so big...

The problem is in the electronic scanners and central tabulators used to count the votes. But with "precinct-counting" it's safer to use optical scanners. Even so, there needs to be hand-counting done at the same time.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

4. good on them!!

[Misskittycat]

6. In San Diego, I was very pleased to see the paper ballots. I'm wondering

whether behind the scenes some Diebold machines will optically scan the results. I can't remember the exact terms of Debra Bowen's recent rulings and how the individual counties have interpreted them.

[meow mix]

7. heres a pic of one

the lady in black is holding one

[gateley]

10. Whoa - that IS huge! Just try to stick that in your pocket and spirit away! nt

[MonkeyFunk]

8. Yes

I've voted on that for years. It's not as big as you make it out to be.

I like it - I think it's very manageable, easy to read, and easy to count.

[Shine]

9. I'm in central CA and I loved it.

I think all elections should be held on paper ballots.