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Residents test new voting machines in Fairfax County
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Get out and Vote
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Date: February 24, 2014 09:38AM
Residents test new voting machines in Fairfax County
http://www.wtop.com/149/3568061/Residents-test-new-voting-machines-in-Fairfax-County
WASHINGTON -- Fairfax County residents got a chance to test out new voting machines on Friday and their feedback will help the county decide which ones to buy.
"I think it's wonderful that we get a chance to try them out," says Flo Naurock. She and her husband came to Tysons Corner Center Mall to go shopping and the last thing they expected was to be shopping for voting machines for Fairfax County.
The vendors set up their optical scan voting machines in the mall's food court where voters got to test drive them.
"We have three vendors here today," says Brian Schoeneman, secretary of the Fairfax County Electoral Board. He says voters get to kick the tires and give their feedback on the machines they like the best. After testing all three machines, the residents filled out a survey.
The county's current voting machines are old and need to be replaced. County officials are looking for feedback from voters on how easy the new machine is to use, how accessible it is for people with disabilities and how easy it is for voters who speak a language other than English.
The county is buying optical scan voting machines. To use them, voters fill out a ballot, then feed it into the machine, which records the ballot electronically and keeps the paper ballot locked in the machine so there's a paper trail. That's the problem with touch screen voting machines -- there is no paper trail, Schoeneman says.
"The optical scan is a blast from the past of handling voting equipment here in Virginia. The General Assembly barred us from purchasing new touch screens. So what we've all been doing is moving to the optical scan machines. At least with the optical scan machines there's a physical record with every ballot."
The county should soon announce which vendor it will choose to provide the new machines. Schoeneman says they hope to have the process finished and the new machines in place by November. At this point, they don't know how much it will cost. For a county the size of Fairfax, the cost will be in the millions -- but less than $10 million.
More voter machine testing will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 at Mount Vernon, and from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. at the George Mason Regional Library in Annandale.
A federal election report, which came out a few weeks ago, identified the need for newer and better voting machines in Fairfax County. And last year, the Bi-partisan Election Process Improvement Commission recommended the need for new machines after problems of long waits and long lines during the last presidential election.
Fairfax County hopes the new voting machines will be easier for non-English speakers and people with disabilities.
Attachments:
http://www.wtop.com/149/3568061/Residents-test-new-voting-machines-in-Fairfax-County
WASHINGTON -- Fairfax County residents got a chance to test out new voting machines on Friday and their feedback will help the county decide which ones to buy.
"I think it's wonderful that we get a chance to try them out," says Flo Naurock. She and her husband came to Tysons Corner Center Mall to go shopping and the last thing they expected was to be shopping for voting machines for Fairfax County.
The vendors set up their optical scan voting machines in the mall's food court where voters got to test drive them.
"We have three vendors here today," says Brian Schoeneman, secretary of the Fairfax County Electoral Board. He says voters get to kick the tires and give their feedback on the machines they like the best. After testing all three machines, the residents filled out a survey.
The county's current voting machines are old and need to be replaced. County officials are looking for feedback from voters on how easy the new machine is to use, how accessible it is for people with disabilities and how easy it is for voters who speak a language other than English.
The county is buying optical scan voting machines. To use them, voters fill out a ballot, then feed it into the machine, which records the ballot electronically and keeps the paper ballot locked in the machine so there's a paper trail. That's the problem with touch screen voting machines -- there is no paper trail, Schoeneman says.
"The optical scan is a blast from the past of handling voting equipment here in Virginia. The General Assembly barred us from purchasing new touch screens. So what we've all been doing is moving to the optical scan machines. At least with the optical scan machines there's a physical record with every ballot."
The county should soon announce which vendor it will choose to provide the new machines. Schoeneman says they hope to have the process finished and the new machines in place by November. At this point, they don't know how much it will cost. For a county the size of Fairfax, the cost will be in the millions -- but less than $10 million.
More voter machine testing will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 at Mount Vernon, and from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. at the George Mason Regional Library in Annandale.
A federal election report, which came out a few weeks ago, identified the need for newer and better voting machines in Fairfax County. And last year, the Bi-partisan Election Process Improvement Commission recommended the need for new machines after problems of long waits and long lines during the last presidential election.
Fairfax County hopes the new voting machines will be easier for non-English speakers and people with disabilities.
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Re: Residents test new voting machines in Fairfax County
Posted by:
Congressional staffer
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Date: February 24, 2014 01:44PM
"Fairfax County hopes the new voting machines will be easier for non-English speakers..."
Just remember to vote for the gringo/gringa with a (D) and we'll send your welfare check.
Just remember to vote for the gringo/gringa with a (D) and we'll send your welfare check.
Re: Residents test new voting machines in Fairfax County
Posted by:
What the actual fuck?
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Date: February 24, 2014 01:50PM
Congressional staffer Wrote:
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> "Fairfax County hopes the new voting machines will
> be easier for non-English speakers..."
>
> Just remember to vote for the gringo/gringa with a
> (D) and we'll send your welfare check.
Why the hell do we let people that cannot speak English vote? A requirement to become a US citizen should be that you must know the English language. Since all poling locations require ID to prove you are a citizen before voting.........Oh wait. That's right. Liberals hate America. They don't want people to prove who they are to vote. Damn, imagine what would happen if you had to prove you were born in the USA to be president.
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> "Fairfax County hopes the new voting machines will
> be easier for non-English speakers..."
>
> Just remember to vote for the gringo/gringa with a
> (D) and we'll send your welfare check.
Why the hell do we let people that cannot speak English vote? A requirement to become a US citizen should be that you must know the English language. Since all poling locations require ID to prove you are a citizen before voting.........Oh wait. That's right. Liberals hate America. They don't want people to prove who they are to vote. Damn, imagine what would happen if you had to prove you were born in the USA to be president.
Re: Residents test new voting machines in Fairfax County
Posted by:
voting machines?
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Date: February 24, 2014 01:58PM
Got to be careful with voting machines!
Just look at this, Larry Sarner, now running for Congress in Colorado, invented some but it is not clear that they worked:
http://practitionersofquackery.wordpress.com/2014/02/23/larry-sarner-colorados-conspiratorial-congressional-candidate/
And, the guy is a conspiracy theorist!
Just look at this, Larry Sarner, now running for Congress in Colorado, invented some but it is not clear that they worked:
http://practitionersofquackery.wordpress.com/2014/02/23/larry-sarner-colorados-conspiratorial-congressional-candidate/
And, the guy is a conspiracy theorist!
Re: Residents test new voting machines in Fairfax County
Posted by:
??????
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Date: February 24, 2014 02:00PM
Got to be careful with voting machines!
Why? According to our resident Political Commenter "Gerrymander2", vote fraud is not a problem anywhere in America.
Why? According to our resident Political Commenter "Gerrymander2", vote fraud is not a problem anywhere in America.
Re: Residents test new voting machines in Fairfax County
Posted by:
Hmmmmm....
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Date: February 24, 2014 02:05PM
What the actual fuck? Wrote:
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> Congressional staffer Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > "Fairfax County hopes the new voting machines
> will
> > be easier for non-English speakers..."
> >
> > Just remember to vote for the gringo/gringa with
> a
> > (D) and we'll send your welfare check.
>
>
> Why the hell do we let people that cannot speak
> English vote? A requirement to become a US citizen
> should be that you must know the English language.
> Since all poling locations require ID to prove you
> are a citizen before voting.........Oh wait.
> That's right. Liberals hate America. They don't
> want people to prove who they are to vote. Damn,
> imagine what would happen if you had to prove you
> were born in the USA to be president.
Another question…If you can’t speak or read English, how do you know who you’re voting for?
-------------------------------------------------------
> Congressional staffer Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > "Fairfax County hopes the new voting machines
> will
> > be easier for non-English speakers..."
> >
> > Just remember to vote for the gringo/gringa with
> a
> > (D) and we'll send your welfare check.
>
>
> Why the hell do we let people that cannot speak
> English vote? A requirement to become a US citizen
> should be that you must know the English language.
> Since all poling locations require ID to prove you
> are a citizen before voting.........Oh wait.
> That's right. Liberals hate America. They don't
> want people to prove who they are to vote. Damn,
> imagine what would happen if you had to prove you
> were born in the USA to be president.
Another question…If you can’t speak or read English, how do you know who you’re voting for?
Re: Residents test new voting machines in Fairfax County
Posted by:
3UYvC
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Date: February 24, 2014 08:39PM
the fucking bitch. democrats hand counted the votes.
and her fuckers are getting contracts for voting machines ???
as if they were even neeeeded ???
they already had hand counting, new machines, new new machines, and of course: new new new machines.
and now new new new new machiens. my ass
and they need to do some more traffic studies i bet: at huge cost with no white people doing any road work
eat me
and her fuckers are getting contracts for voting machines ???
as if they were even neeeeded ???
they already had hand counting, new machines, new new machines, and of course: new new new machines.
and now new new new new machiens. my ass
and they need to do some more traffic studies i bet: at huge cost with no white people doing any road work
eat me