Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
 

closeupready

(29,503 posts)
3. Option One - what I didn't like about this process was
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 05:31 PM
Nov 2012

it didn't give you verification of your choices after scanning - it simply read, "Thank you - your ballot has been submitted." Something like that.

Yes, but how do I know it read my ballot accurately?

Aside from that, it was pretty painless.

Mailed it two weeks ago. Wait Wut Nov 2012 #1
ditto senegal1 Nov 2012 #2
Option One - what I didn't like about this process was closeupready Nov 2012 #3
Same. TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #9
Same Ya Basta Nov 2012 #18
Exactly what we said when we voted today. kerouac2 Nov 2012 #21
Not a touch screen but a method where you touch treestar Nov 2012 #4
Absentee ballot by mail 2 weeks ago. n/t RebelOne Nov 2012 #5
Option #1, only with a pencil, no eraser provided. lpbk2713 Nov 2012 #6
No lines and paper ballots. Chula Vista CA maveric56 Nov 2012 #7
Draw a line XemaSab Nov 2012 #8
Filled optical style ballot with pencil. It will be counted by hand. GreenPartyVoter Nov 2012 #10
Ours was like the fill in the oval ballabosh Nov 2012 #11
Connect a broken arrow, then slide the form into a scanner so I have no idea how it was recorded. Scuba Nov 2012 #12
Same at my precinct in Alabama. My receipt? An "I Voted" sticker. trof Nov 2012 #26
My receipt was a sneer from a poll worker who I know to be a Republican (and she knows me too!). Scuba Nov 2012 #28
Mine was fill in the rectangle box then feed it into the black box madokie Nov 2012 #13
Hey! We use little rectangles, not ovals. dimbear Nov 2012 #14
Diebold in my precinct. justiceischeap Nov 2012 #15
OTHER: mail-in ballot hand delivered to polling place frylock Nov 2012 #16
Same here, signed, sealed, and delivered over two weeks ago! countryjake Nov 2012 #22
Absentee Ballot mailed a week and a half ago. Grammy23 Nov 2012 #17
I early voted last week. We have DIAL machines here at my precinct Tx4obama Nov 2012 #19
That's what my precinct had too, but I asked for a paper ballot. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2012 #20
Voted by mail on a fill-in-the-ovals paper ballot last week. Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #23
I voted absentee but what they have in my Ca district is "Ink a Vote" where Raine Nov 2012 #24
Didn't vote today, voted 11 days ago and pen in oval but... k8conant Nov 2012 #25
Danaher Controls ELECTronic 1242 Model 5M Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machine. woodsprite Nov 2012 #27
Wow, 21% touchscreen (as of now). Either there's a lot of blind DUers, or .... Scuba Nov 2012 #29
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»What was the method you u...»Reply #3