Tuesday, February 19, 2008

A simple solution to the provisional ballot problem

Will wonders never cease? Just when you get to the point that you think some people never say anything that you can agree with they surprise you with a good idea; Sanderoff and Monahan have come up with an idea of how to deal with the provisional ballot problem. Why not have a computer at every polling place for the election this November where the staff could look up the right voting place for voters. The computer could be linked to a printer and the staff could print out a correct and official ballot for individuals that go to the wrong polling place. The purchase of computers and the development of a program would be costly at a time when the budget is tight but it would be offset by less cost when counting ballots. It would also make counting faster and give quicker election results. I think it is an idea well worth looking into and maybe acting upon in the near future.