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Re: Some Voters Say Machines Failed, Incorrect Choices Appear on Screens (fwd)


From: Paul Schmehl <pauls () utdallas edu>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 09:07:50 -0500

--On Monday, October 25, 2004 09:29:34 PM -0400 Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:

If it's a widespread people problem, it's not the people's problem, it's
the UI designer or programmer's problem.

I agree. It's difficult to believe that someone could vote "wrong" several times because they're touching their palm to the screen. It seems more like a problem with grounding, as you point out or the sensitivity of the screen.

Paul Schmehl (pauls () utdallas edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
The University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu


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