tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post3017609926103565271..comments2023-05-26T10:44:37.150-04:00Comments on The Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake: Fraud and SuppressionBi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486453438350039642noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post-43120039695737088042008-10-18T12:23:00.000-04:002008-10-18T12:23:00.000-04:00I still maintain that it's easier to disenfranchis...I still maintain that it's easier to disenfranchise large numbers of voters than to cast large numbers of ineligible votes, except through electronic manipulation of vulnerable machines. Which is nothing to sneeze at. I read Freedom to Tinker and Schneier's blog (google to find them) for computer security news, and it surprises me just how poorly designed these accredited voting machines are.<BR/><BR/>Also, choice architecture (see Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler's <I>Nudge</I> for details) can potentially influence far more votes one way or another. A poorly designed ballot (or maliciously designed ballot) can actually sway the results of an election. The infamous butterfly ballot is the extreme example, but confusing designs can confuse just enough voters to change the outcome.<BR/><BR/>These two are the real problems with vote confidence, not disenfranchisement and fraud.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I'm for onsite same day registration, which they have in Alaska. And I'm all for widespread early voting. Tuesday is the stupidest day of the week to hold an election.Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023519482024334644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post-69447344906885864402008-10-10T20:58:00.000-04:002008-10-10T20:58:00.000-04:00I was totally astonished at the difference between...I was totally astonished at the difference between voter registration in IL and WI.<BR/><BR/>When we voted the first time in IL, we had to register ahead of time; we could not register at the polls. (allowed in WI) Not only that, you have to register a month ahead of time. (Oct. 7th was the last day to register for the presidential election.) We registered at the DMV, the so-called "motor voter" option which has been decried in Wisconsin as "racist" and "discriminatory" many times. <BR/><BR/>In IL, the poll workers actually checked our signature on the little card against the digital image of our signature which was in their registration book. We had to show our voter registration card. Can you imagine the howls of outrage if something like that was suggested for Wisconsin?<BR/><BR/>When we voted the first time at our old residence in WI, the previous TWO owners of the house were STILL on the books. We told the pollworkers. They shrugged. A hippopotamic land mass unemployed in Greenland with an IQ of 50 could commit voter fraud in WI.Elephantschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610471467736150461noreply@blogger.com