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by pjc50 3584 days ago
Paper scales linearly. How it's done in the UK: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-england-32533064
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coredog64 3584 days ago
That's cute. I'll post the same thing I post every time some non-US reader mentions how _their_ polity votes just fine with paper.

The last time I voted, I had a scantron ballot that was maybe A3 in size and needed filling both front and back. I'm probably forgetting a few offices, but I was voting for:

* President

* Federal Senator

* Federal House representative

* State Governor

* State Secretary of State

* State Senator

* State House representative

* Mayor

* City Council (slate)

* Sheriff

* State corporation commission (slate)

* Judges (slate)

* 5 or 6 ballot initiatives

* 1 or 2 local initiatives (i.e. school funding bond overrides or the like)

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maxerickson 3584 days ago
Are you highlighting a problem or verifying that a paper ballot worked fine?

18 US states currently do use paper ballots.

https://ballotpedia.org/Voting_equipment_by_state

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specialist 3584 days ago
Precincts are the smallest political jurisdiction. With poll sites, each precinct's election is administered independently. That's how paper scales.

How large is your precinct? Probably somewhere between 0 and 1000. Totally manageable.

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AnimalMuppet 3584 days ago
And how large is your state? 1000 precincts? So you have to add up 1000 numbers (times number of candidates). Also totally manageable.
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pjc50 3584 days ago
How frequently do you get a ballot that size? Are they all on four or two year terms?
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