My voting machine was flaky

[murdoch]

I went in the machine and the buttons would not go down. They fussed with it a little, then pulled it back and again (which casts a blank ballot I think) and it worked. So I then voted for Obama etc. This is the first time I can recall ever having a problem in the booth.

[elocs]

1. My voting machine is very simple: my hand, a black marker, then I connect the line by the name.

Not much to go wrong there and if I mess up I can get a couple of more chances.

[rainbow4321]

2. That's how my sis in OK votes--black marker/connect the name-office

You should of heard her when I tried to explain our eslates/touchscreen voting!

[elocs]

3. But people still manage to mess up the connect the line ballots.

They do this: ----X---- or they circle the entire name. But if it comes to it, even with mistakes like that it is easy to determine the intent of which candidate is being chosen.

[BeFree]

4. Try this

ASAP tell your supervisor of elections that that was the last time you ever want to vote on a damned machine like that. They'll listen.

[HelenWheels]

5. The simplest

I used a No.2 pencil to black in the oval to vote straight Democratic. Yeah, yeah vote for the man not the party. Well, where I'm from the Democrats all deserve to win.