| August 10, 2004 |
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Vote: The Machinery of Democracy
Once  a vote is cast -- by traditional ballot, electronically, or absentee form -- we expect it to be tallied and credited to our candidates of choice. However, any voting system has chinks, as was apparent in November 2000 amid Florida's infamous dangling chad and butterfly ballot fiasco. America's voting system is a mind-numbing patchwork of e-voting, punch cards, gears and levers, and other rudimentary tools -- a logistical nightmare at risk for failure. Historically, votes were cast on elaborate paper ballots, aka "party tickets," which were fair game for confusion and fraud. As the nation and the electorate grew, vote tampering and ballot reform were always front of mind. In the wake of 2000, America's voting experience has given industrial designers new challenges. Maybe the designs of the future won't leave us -- or the chads -- hanging. (in Politics > U.S. Elections) |
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