http://www.cleveland.com/search/index.ssf?/base/opinion/113420736528750.xml?ocoth&coll=2Saturday, December 10, 2005
Terry Oblander
-- ...The voting machines provide little protection from prying eyes. Tilted screens make it easier for others to see whether you voted for the new school tax -- particularly for voters who chose a large typeface on the computer screen.
Medina elections board member Pam Miller, the Democratic Party chairwoman, said she felt uncomfortable when she found that the new screens offered little protection from prying eyes. She said she missed the old days when you could pull the curtains behind you as you entered a voting booth...
Portage County Elections Director Lois Enlow said her board will experiment with ways to make voting more secure. She said she does not know "if there is a perfect solution to the issue."
Enlow said there would be no problems if voters just heeded what their teachers used to tell them: "Keep your eyes on your own papers."
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