We shoulda' stuck with the old lever machines here in CT!

[Atman]

*sigh*

How convenient for Joe. Perhaps it even helps to explain some of his determination and resolve to stay in a race he lost. He knew he'd do better once all those new optical scan machines were online. Okay, sure, idle speculation and tin-foil-hat-ism, but can you blame me? Show me any race where any of these amazing peculiarities and coincidences work in favor of the democratic party -- the real one, not the Joe For Joe party. Just one.

The good news is, it's not even 2:00 pm yet...why that's good news, I don't know. But I'll take it anywhere I can get it today!

[Junkdrawer]

1. I thought you did?

:shrug:

[Nite Owl]

2. Is this your first run with them?

I thought the primaries were the old lever machines? Is it the whole state?

[Burma Jones]

3. I like the old lever machines, they had that straight party line option

and they made that supremely satisfying ka-chunk sound when you were finished.

The bad part is that the lines to vote are way way way longer when they're used.

[Redstone]

4. We still have the old machines in my town. How good is was to hear

those big old ka-chunks of the levers.

Redstone

[Atman]

5. Half the state still has old machines.

Today was the first election with anything more than a couple of trial machines in 2004. 50% of the machines are new, but no touch screens, afaik. That's not much consolation in a race such as this one. I thought my town still was using some of the old ones, but apparently went all opti scan. I'm not working this polls this election, so I wasn't aware of the full shift. Last muni election I worked not too long ago was still lever machines.

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[Cameron27]

6. They were so easy

straight democratic, and you're done.

[Graybeard]

7. Still have levers here in NYC...

...these things must be a hundred years old, but in all the
years I've been voting I have never doubted that my vote would
be counted properly.