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I don't know why there isn't a live data feed. I wish when you went in to vote there was a big screen that shows the current vote count for each candidate. You

by VT_Drew 10y ago

I don't know why there isn't a live data feed. I wish when you went in to vote there was a big screen that shows the current vote count for each candidate. You should be able to stay and watch the screen until the polls close and know exactly how your town voted.

qmarchi 10y ago
An interesting issue most won't think if is a concept I've coined as "bandwagon voting". Essentially, if the voters can see what the current trend is, they'll vote with it. This could potentially sway elections towards one direction or the other.
- JoblessWonder 10y ago
  Trust me, people know about this. This was a big issue in Florida during the 2000 election. The panhandle of Florida is in the Central Time Zone and polls are open 1 hour later than other parts. The state was called for Al Gore while the polls were still open in the more "Red" panhandle area [0] and there were rumors is skewed the results or caused people to not go out and vote since the state had already been decided. [1] [0] http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/08/us/the-2000-elections-the-media-a-flawed-call-adds-to-high-drama.html http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/08/us/the-2000-elections-the-... [1] [1]
- madamelic 10y ago
  Also, it would be pretty easy to figure out who voted for who when they step out of the polling booth and the tally updates. You could delay it a little but live updates is kind of a bad idea. Minutely or hourly updates might be kind of cool but yeah bandwagoning would be an issue.
  - VT_Drew 10y ago
    >it would be pretty easy to figure out who voted for who when they step out of the polling booth and the tally updates. I see this as a pro not a con. I want to be reassured that my vote was counted correctly. That is way more important to me than keeping my vote secret from anyone in the room.
- VT_Drew 10y ago
  Maybe, I am not so sure that this is an actual phenomenon or just a perceived one. I, for one, think the pro's outweigh any cons, I like the the idea of being reassured that my vote got counted correctly and that there isn't any fuckery going on. I would like to have actually seen the number go up by one after I put my ballot in the machine. I can only speak for myself and say that "bandwagon voting" would have no affect on me (I voted for Johnson/Weld knowing full well they would never win).

by VT_Drew 10y ago

qmarchi 10y ago

An interesting issue most won't think if is a concept I've coined as "bandwagon voting". Essentially, if the voters can see what the current trend is, they'll vote with it. This could potentially sway elections towards one direction or the other.

JoblessWonder 10y ago
Trust me, people know about this. This was a big issue in Florida during the 2000 election. The panhandle of Florida is in the Central Time Zone and polls are open 1 hour later than other parts. The state was called for Al Gore while the polls were still open in the more "Red" panhandle area [0] and there were rumors is skewed the results or caused people to not go out and vote since the state had already been decided. [1] [0] http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/08/us/the-2000-elections-the-media-a-flawed-call-adds-to-high-drama.html http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/08/us/the-2000-elections-the-... [1] [1]
madamelic 10y ago
Also, it would be pretty easy to figure out who voted for who when they step out of the polling booth and the tally updates. You could delay it a little but live updates is kind of a bad idea. Minutely or hourly updates might be kind of cool but yeah bandwagoning would be an issue.
- VT_Drew 10y ago
  >it would be pretty easy to figure out who voted for who when they step out of the polling booth and the tally updates. I see this as a pro not a con. I want to be reassured that my vote was counted correctly. That is way more important to me than keeping my vote secret from anyone in the room.
VT_Drew 10y ago
Maybe, I am not so sure that this is an actual phenomenon or just a perceived one. I, for one, think the pro's outweigh any cons, I like the the idea of being reassured that my vote got counted correctly and that there isn't any fuckery going on. I would like to have actually seen the number go up by one after I put my ballot in the machine. I can only speak for myself and say that "bandwagon voting" would have no affect on me (I voted for Johnson/Weld knowing full well they would never win).