vote on mechanical/lever machines

[sabbat hunter]

what is wrong with the old fashioned (But accurate) mechanical machines for holding elections. prior to the election starting, it is checked by members of each of the major parties to makes sure everything is zeroed out. a tally of how many people voted at each machine is done, must match the number on the side of the machine at the end of the day. the vote totals on each line are there for you (just need to add up if candidates ran on multiple lines.) each machine holds about 500 votes. if multiple machines are needed for a ED (election district) they are there. (if there are 750 registred voters in an ED then there are 2 machines for that ED, if there are 1000 then there are 3 machines, just in case)


in places like NYC a precinct has easily a dozen EDs each with 2-3 machines. and the tallys are done relatively quickly.

plus the machines can be "locked" at the end of the vote, in case a recount is needed.