Punch-card voting system must be retired North Final Edition
- The screening system violates ballot secrecy and voter privacy. It takes place in plain view of every precinct captain and voter present in the polling place. If a ballot contains an overvote or undervote, the screening machine spits the ballot out, leaving the ballot uncovered and the punch chads...
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Published in | Chicago tribune (1963) |
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Main Author | |
Format | Newspaper Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Chicago, Ill
Tribune Publishing Company, LLC
26.10.2002
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | - The screening system violates ballot secrecy and voter privacy. It takes place in plain view of every precinct captain and voter present in the polling place. If a ballot contains an overvote or undervote, the screening machine spits the ballot out, leaving the ballot uncovered and the punch chads visible to anyone nearby. The voter must then have a conversation with an election judge, audible to anyone within earshot, regarding the contents of the ballot, including whether it contains an overvote or an undervote and whether the voter will revote or cast the ballot as is. |
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ISSN: | 1085-6706 |