http://waternoice.com/2008/06/06/working-at-the-polls-california-primary-%e2%80%93-june-3rd/ Online magazine for Indian Americans in the Bay Area Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:31:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://waternoice.com/2008/06/06/working-at-the-polls-california-primary-%e2%80%93-june-3rd/comment-page-1/#comment-925 vpdot Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:46:13 +0000 http://waternoice.com/?p=632#comment-925 The older system is to mark your ballot with a pen and scan it into a scanning machine. It appeared pretty reliable when we tested it. The poll workers are used to this system and are very uncomfortable with the electronic voting machines since those are newer and have a poor reputation. The older system is to mark your ballot with a pen and scan it into a scanning machine. It appeared pretty reliable when we tested it. The poll workers are used to this system and are very uncomfortable with the electronic voting machines since those are newer and have a poor reputation.

]]> http://waternoice.com/2008/06/06/working-at-the-polls-california-primary-%e2%80%93-june-3rd/comment-page-1/#comment-919 Geeta Padmanabhan Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:09:54 +0000 http://waternoice.com/?p=632#comment-919 Great! If the electronic voting machine never got used, how did everyone vote? What was the alternative system? Why is there a choice? Great! If the electronic voting machine never got used, how did everyone vote? What was the alternative system? Why is there a choice?

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