tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post113457069175030127..comments2024-03-01T07:43:16.529-06:00Comments on Smart City Memphis: Dead Man Walking (And Voting)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1134935399086185842005-12-18T13:49:00.000-06:002005-12-18T13:49:00.000-06:00This is a very good assessment of the issues relat...This is a very good assessment of the issues related to the selection of a new voting system for Shelby County. It is difficult to understand how a thinking person wouldn't see that the small initial monetary investment in the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) is a cheap price for ensuring integrity of the voting system. <BR/><BR/>Commissioner Duckett's recent "concerns" about voter anonymity are confusing. With every precinct in Shelby County having two or more voting machines there would be no realistic way to keep up with who voted on what machine, what order they voted in; those are not realistic objections. <BR/><BR/>The implication that VVPAT would allow verification of each voter's individual vote is simply misrepresentation or misunderstanding of the issue - either by the reporter or by Chairman Duckett.<BR/><BR/>TWENTY-FIVE other states have now adopted VVPAT to ensure that every vote is counted. This is an opportunity for the Election Commission to demonstrate they CARE about the integrity of the vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com