[Magdalen] Two things I love about Election Eve 2016...

[Roger Stokes]

On 08/11/2016 19:06, Charles Wohlers wrote:
> Were I still registered to vote in Massachusetts, I probably would 
> have voted as you did on the ballot questions. So maybe you should go 
> back and cast another ballot for me?   ;-)
>
> Just got back from voting at town hall (and then stacking some wood - 
> a never-ending task, it seems). No waiting - not a surprise in this 
> town of 900 souls. We were greeted by a "I don't think they should be 
> allowed to vote - they live almost into Hardwick" from a very good 
> friend of ours who was one of the three people working there. We use 
> Scantron ballots but they're counted by hand - in fact, the town clerk 
> (whom we also know) asked me if I wanted to come help at 7PM. Which I 
> may do - after all, I have experience from being a teller at Diocesan 
> Convention a few days ago.

This side of the pond paper ballots is all we have. They have the 
advantage of being available if there needs to be a recount ir 
(theoretically) a challenge to a particular person'e right to vote. I 
understand that there are machines in the USA which do not have a paper 
record so an electronic malfunction cannot be corrected. As for counters 
on the back of the machine, I would hope they are not visible before the 
poll closes.

Roger