From: dmhills{at}attglobal.net (Don Hills)

In article , Richard B.
 wrote:
>On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 01:01:18 -0000, "Paul Ranson"

>wrote:
>
>>We still have to make an 'X' in a box with a pencil. A stubby blunt pencil
>>at that.
>
>I counted ballots *once* like that.  How hard is it to make an "X"?

We use "tick in a box" here, with special thick-tipped marker
pens with a unique ink with fluorescent tracers. Makes them easy to optical
scan.

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Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand
It's ironic that people who are too smart to engage in politics are
governed by people who are not as smart.

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