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15. Sure they can. Copy machines are optical scanners.

Mon Jun 18, 2012, 11:17 PM

Jun 2012

It's just a matter of designing a layout and programming a reader for the scanned image.

It could also handle instant runoff voting.

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Should all states go back to paper ballots. [View all] hrmjustin Jun 2012 OP

Paper ballots, hand counted, PDJane Jun 2012 #1

YES Blue Owl Jun 2012 #2

Yes KansDem Jun 2012 #3

Because they get paid to count? RobertEarl Jun 2012 #9

Yes, please! n/t madamesilverspurs Jun 2012 #5

I like how WA does it gregoire Jun 2012 #6

Don't they use Optic Scan in WA ? bahrbearian Jun 2012 #7

But they have to make it past the signature "verification" stage... gregoire Jun 2012 #10

You probably will not approve of the OptiScan truedelphi Jun 2012 #17

Optical scanners cant use regular paper FogerRox Jun 2012 #12

Sure they can. Copy machines are optical scanners. Festivito Jun 2012 #15

totally convinced glinda Jun 2012 #13

Paper ballots, counted by hand Prophet 451 Jun 2012 #16

"rarely any difficulty" ummm, no gregoire Jun 2012 #18