tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566063.post116305221617196850..comments2023-06-13T06:34:45.513-05:00Comments on ConchoInfo: Bad, Bad VotersJim Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03413663900509725906noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566063.post-1163649720007243712006-11-15T22:02:00.000-06:002006-11-15T22:02:00.000-06:00Diane McWilliams said... I know that I will contin...Diane McWilliams said... I know that I will continue to request a paper ballot. Not only do I not trust them, but two E-Slates per voting place is not enough, especially during peak voting times. I also wanted to mention that in May, the Veribest school board election had some discrepencies with the scanner set to read ballots with "three" choices marked, not "up to three". It ended up not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566063.post-1163477701714200672006-11-13T22:15:00.000-06:002006-11-13T22:15:00.000-06:00Jim, You know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I op...Jim,<BR/> You know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I oppose electronic voting. But, in this article "Four Strikes and You Should be Out" I fear that you are misrepresenting and/or do not have all of your facts straight.<BR/> I am not here to defend Mike Benton totally but to say that he is not alone in the blame for the events in any of the past elections and/or recounts. As past Republican Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566063.post-1163097278645476762006-11-09T12:34:00.000-06:002006-11-09T12:34:00.000-06:00We will keep fighting for elections where every vo...We will keep fighting for elections where every voter gets to vote and their votes get counted accurately and securely. At a minimum that means right now keeping the paper ballot as a prefered method.<BR/><BR/>I am getting tired of complaints about the amount of time it takes to get a good count. First, most of that points to inadequate planning, especially when you look at the news stories and Jim Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03413663900509725906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566063.post-1163085438944299432006-11-09T09:17:00.000-06:002006-11-09T09:17:00.000-06:00I hope that the people of Tom Green county will co...I hope that the people of Tom Green county will come together in a concerted effort to ensure that we are not bullied into accepting electronic voting machines as our only means to cast a vote. At that point we might as well just stay home at election time and because our votes will mean absolutely nothing. I am astounded that Abilene and other places so easily submitted to having their right Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com