Paper Ballots Will Return In MD and VA 420
cheezitmike writes "According to a story in the Washington Post, 'Maryland and Virginia are going old school after Tuesday's election. Maryland will scrap its $65 million electronic system and go back to paper ballots in time for the 2010 midterm elections. In Virginia, localities are moving to paper after the General Assembly voted last year to phase out electronic voting machines as they wear out. "The battle for the hearts and minds of voters on whether electronic systems are good or bad has been lost," Brace said. The academics and computer scientists who said they were unreliable "have won that battle."'"
Welcome to your local polling place... (Score:3, Funny)
Makes it sound bad? (Score:5, Funny)
The academics and computer scientists who said they were unreliable "have won that battle."'
Damn those stupid, fearful academics and computer scientists! Always standing in the way of progress!
Seriously, though, what's the tone they're going for there?
This just in, we'll no longer be doing e-voting (Score:3, Funny)
I want my money back! (Score:5, Funny)
I paid Diebold good money for thousands of votes in those districts in that election.
If they don't deliver I expect my money back!
Re:Random thoughts. (Score:5, Funny)
Actually, 9/11 * 2000 = 1636.3636363636
Re:This just in, we'll no longer be doing e-voting (Score:2, Funny)
Future presidential elections will be done by a show of hands.
Re:Makes it sound bad? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:suddenoutbreakofcommonsense (Score:5, Funny)
This story is nothing more than an "isolatedpocketofcommonsense"
I'd save your complaints until people start using the "suddenpandemicofcommonsense" tag.
Say what??? (Score:5, Funny)
There are other countries in the world? When did that happen?
Next you're going to be telling me they all don't speak English as a native language. Everyone can understand English if you say it loud enough.
Re:suddenoutbreakofcommonsense (Score:3, Funny)
Re:suddenoutbreakofcommonsense (Score:3, Funny)
Indeed, there should be a comparison video of Sarah Palin talking around what periodicals she reads vs. Miss Teen USA talking about the global map shortage.
Re:suddenoutbreakofcommonsense (Score:5, Funny)
I think "batshit insane" is a bit too mild a term.
Yeah, European here.
The European view of the US election, in Star Wars characters:
Obama: Luke. Young and inexperienced, but a candidate for hope.
Biden: Han Solo. Technically on the side of good, but a mercenary at heart.
McCain: Palpatine. Aged, evil politician, with undoubted experience but doubtfully the people's good at heart.
Palin: Jar-Jar Binks. Irritating as all heck.
Re:suddenoutbreakofcommonsense (Score:5, Funny)
She doesn't believe in dinosaurs?! Even with her running mate's first-hand accounts?
Re:suddenoutbreakofcommonsense (Score:2, Funny)
Re:This just in, we'll no longer be doing e-voting (Score:1, Funny)
Until we phase out hands.