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Purple finger (indelible dye that cannot be removed without removing skin cells). Internet-based video at all polling booths showing number of people entering

• Retric 18y ago
  I think a palm print or retinal scan would work for most people. If you can't do either one you stand out enough to be recognized on sight. I think an optical scan paper ballet works for most people. You should be able to scan it at the booth to verify it's valid then validate it when it goes into the box to be counted. You can use a computer system for people with disability's that would make using a paper system difficult. Add in video monitoring of each polling place and an on the spot tally per thousand voters and I think it would be hard to significantly alter the election. Plus a fine for any area who's average wait time is over 15 minutes. (We had 12 machines and it took over an hour and a half to get their this morning, bump the machine count to to 25 and I doubt a line would have formed.) The economic cost of 40 million people waiting an hour easily covers the cost of buying a few machines. PS: I think the goal should be ~99.98% accuracy if an election is close enough that 1 person in 10,000 is going to change the election then it's close enough that a random coin flip would be a reasonable way to decide things.
• deathbyzen 18y ago
  Video at the polling booths might be illegal with our current laws.
  • Timothee 18y ago
    It would invade people's privacy. You don't want people to know if you have voted or not and when.