real cost of an election?

Question

couldnt we(us gov.) use the atm's in this country, that surely have the provisions to handle the load, to have our elections?
it could all go down with like a tax break for(like they need it haha) for the atm network owners. they could do daily business, but also take a voter regestration card with a pin, taking out the old im dead and voting thing.
they have the whole thing wired so you could even conduct a recount. it would be convenient, and could you as an individual start to see the savings in conducting an election this way?
P.S. you cant get your voter card activated without reading the real ballot issue's!

ok , 9-25
why not use a code specialist to write the code? and of course there is a paper trail. or the atm's wouldnt work first of all. how do you think they get to the bottom of problems? second most aging types who cant operate a butterfly ballot can work an atm. then there is the fraud thing. if a hack type writes the code, it'd be almost bulletproof, since voter cards would correspond with voter records. it would be conveniant, and also the programming could come down from the networks.
now remember this is theory, but also remember what it cost to print ballots. And anyone who has done a job for the gov knows to double the bid before you start cutting.

Answer 1

It's a good idea, but I think some (ACLU) might view that as a violation of the Voting Rights act of the '60s because some people choose not to use ATM cards, etc.

I'm all for voting on machines, this is the 21st century, but we can't have people forced into certain situations that could be viewed as discriminatory by the courts.

Machines with paper receipts so we can double check the final tally if needed so we don't have to repeat the chaos that happened in Florida in '00 and Ohio in '04.

Very good question though and way to think "outside the box". If we can get past the discriminatory issue, I think you're on to something.

Answer 2

That is a far-fetched idea that perhaps would work in a Utopian society. Unfortunately, we do not live in '1984'. This form of voting would be more susceptible to voter fraud, would cost the nation more than its original way of voting--with program installation of every ATM and all, and definitely would cause a higher demand for recounts--because as you may know it is the elderly generations that make up a greater percentage of voters than younger people, and elderly people do tend to trust paper more than electronic devices.

On another note, saving money on elections would mean cutting down from the main branches that the money is spent on--and that is advertising. Something that most politicians aren't willing to risk.

Answer 3

YES!! we could, and can run the country better than those Washington politicians!! For example Edward Cardoza. He likes his position and his pay. But he wouldn't care what happens to you!!! Ted Kennedy He is going to die there, and then his S.S double time. Yet, when he killed the girl and drowned, took him 8 hours to call the law!!

Answer 4

And you could get a receipt that you had voted

Answer 5

You have a very good idea.

Answer 6

YOUR MORALES.