Georgia could soon get new electronic voting machines

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Ben Nadler, Associated Press
Updated 11:58 am CST, Thursday, February 21, 2019

ATLANTA (AP) — Voters in Georgia could soon get new electronic touchscreen voting machines that print a paper ballot under legislation approved by a House subcommittee Thursday.

The nearly seven hours of testimony leading up to the vote was at times raucous, with a packed room of citizens and activists often cheering or hissing at speakers, and the chairman stopping proceedings several times to quiet the crowd.

The proposal comes just three months after a highly contentious race for Georgia governor between Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, the victor. That election was marred by several issues that drew national attention and shook voter confidence, including long lines, reports of malfunctioning voting machines, and high rates of absentee ballots rejected.

The bill's author, Republican state Rep. Barry Fleming of Harlem, said he believed that electronic ballot markers better captured voter intent, citing the possibility of stray marks throwing off tabulation of hand-marked paper ballots. Fleming also said electronic ballot markers are the only real way to accommodate all Georgians, including disabled voters, with one system.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Georgia-could-soon-get-new-electronic-voting-13633523.php

[Toorich]

1. Very Interesting...

... are they going to purchase the machines manufactured by the Bolshoi Company
or the Sputnik Company?
Always remember the words attributed to Comrade Stalin," It's not the vote that counts,
it's who counts the vote."

[mudpuddle]

2. Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.

~ Albert Einstein

[Judi Lynn]

4. It's good to see that one. Thanks. Welcome to D.U., mudpuddle!

[cstanleytech]

3. I would hope it prints two copies.

One for the voter and the other that the voter places in a locked box as they exit the voting booth so that in the event of a problem it can be hand checked.

[lagomorph777]

5. Better than nothing I suppose but paper should have been selected as the real ballot.

The vapor machines could be reserved for suckers and disabled people who don't happen to have a trusted person they could bring along to help with the ballot.

Not clear how a vapor-voting machine is more accessible though.

[SharonAnn]

6. Can't do that. Ballot has to be turned in, just like the old days. would lead to vote-selling.

Voter should be able to check ballot before it is turned in to be counted.

[cstanleytech]

7. People could sale their vote with a cell phone to these days if they wanted to.

[bernie59]

8. very true

The fact that we all have cameras and video cameras all the time is changing society.