Re: The Accu-Vote YES and NO

["John L. Mc Laurin" <asailsman@earthlink.net>]

You are right Ken, those of us in the South were just a thinkin how mart we
r.   But Greg's suggestion may have a place on the LCD during startup and
after the ender card is sent through?  Some of these one eyed nursing home
pollworker types in florida could sure use some extra help.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Clark <ken@dieboldes.com>
To: Request Chage Report <rcr@dieboldes.com>
Date: Monday, March 01, 1999 8:00 PM
Subject: RE: The Accu-Vote YES and NO


>> I currently reccommend to the operators to print a YES NO
>> above the
>> keys to prevent the wrong operation under stress.
>
>Right now I am guessing that everyone on the list is wondering whether the
>education system up in Canada is as good as we like to tell everyone.  At
>least on my Accu-Vote, there is a Yes and No label right below each button.
>Pretty hard to miss, IMO.
>
>I suggest hitting Kinkos and getting some labels printed up.  Who knows,
you
>might even be able to start a profitable side business selling them.
>
>On a slightly more serious note, I think a Yes and No label on the top of
>the AccuVote could be confusing to voters.  Since the ballot box lip covers
>up the buttons, if I saw those labels on the Accu-Vote when voting I would
>be asking myself:  "What are the Yes and No for?  Do I need to press a
>button?"  Kind of like "do you want a receipt?" when you pay at the pump.
I
>have visions of voters pushing the stickers with their finger.
>
>Ken
>
>