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"Yea" or "Nay" voting button in the State Senate Chambers of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.
Alvaro Robles, 51, alongside wife Sally Robles, 51, vote on Nov. 2, in Liverpool N.Y. Robles feels voting has the power to cause change and said, “If you want to complain, you better vote.”Sally believes that the smaller elections affect her life more then the larger elections. She said, “It’s the smaller elections that really count.” Photo by Matthew Freire ©2010
The old voting machines being wheeled out of the Hugo Newman School in Harlem a day after the primary elections.
Alvaro Robles, 51, receives instructions from Robert Peil, 88, on how to cast a vote, Nov. 2, Liverpool, N.Y. Robles feels voting has the power to cause change and said, “If you want to complain, you better vote.” Peil has been a poll worker for the past 10 years and believes in the voting process. “I’m hoping that the American people will have faith in their government, and that the government responds to the people’s interest for freedom,” Peil said.
Patricia Solomon, poll judge and and Jeff Wilson, technical adviser, look over the voter sign-in log at Boulavard Elementary School in Shaker Heights. A "technical problem" during the first 45 minutes of voting at this location forced poll workers to issue paper provisional ballots to voters. The Ohio Democratic Party is suing the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections because of the incident. Voting for the 2006 midterm election campaign started this morning all across the country. Ohio is widely considered a battleground state in an election where the Democrats are poised to take seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, according to most polls.
San Mateo County has moved to the eSlate electronic voting machine. However, during the Special Election to fill the vacant seat in the 12th Congressional District in April 2008, they set up the old stations that were formerly used for filling out optical-scan ballots so that folks that weren't comfortable with the new machines could vote using a paper ballot. This was the third election using eSlate--and I don't recall the old stations being used in the previous two.
I still can't get over how antiquated these machines are. (from Voting Center on 10th and C)
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there is no reason to trust the "outcome" of any election that uses computers to vote or count votes
One of the Diebold voting machines at Boulevard Elementary School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Voters used paper provisional ballots instead of these machines for 45 minutes this morning because of a technical problem. Voting for the 2006 midterm election campaign started this morning all across the country. Ohio is widely considered a battleground state in an election where the Democrats are poised to take seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, according to most polls.
By the 1890s voting had moved from a public declaration to a secret ballot. This machine's gear mechanism and curtain were designed to ensure accuracy, security and privacy.
American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith, on display in the Linda and Pete Claussen Hall of Democracy, explores the history of citizen participation, debate, and compromise from the nation’s formation to today.
The National Museum of American History (NMAH), administered by the Smithsonian Institute, collects, preserves and displays American heritage in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific and military history. The museum, which first opened in 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology, is located on the National Mall in one of the last structures designed by McKim, Mead & White. It was renamed in 1980, and closed for a 2-year, $85 million renovation by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP from 2006 to 2008.
The Smithsonian Institution, an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its shops and its magazines, was established in 1846. Although concentrated in Washington DC, its collection of over 136 million items is spread through 19 museums, a zoo, and nine research centers from New York to Panama.
A voting machine on Saturday afternoon, ready for tomorrow's New York State Primary Election. It's one of the old, mechanical machines with levers that Just Plain Work.
Robert Peil, 88, smiles during the 2010 elections, Nov. 2, Liverpool, N.Y. Peil has been a poll worker for the past 10 years and believes in the voting process. “I’m hoping that the American people will have faith in their government, and that the government responds to the people’s interest for freedom,” Peil said. Photo by Matthew Freire ©2010
Patricia Solomon, poll judge and and Jeff Wilson, technical adviser, look over the voter sign-in log at Boulavard Elementary School in Shaker Heights. A "technical problem" during the first 45 minutes of voting at this location forced poll workers to issue paper provisional ballots to voters. The Ohio Democratic Party is suing the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections because of the incident. Voting for the 2006 midterm election campaign started this morning all across the country. Ohio is widely considered a battleground state in an election where the Democrats are poised to take seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, according to most polls.
(Left to right) George Fillinger of Bay Village, John Woidke, and Hiawatha Nowden both of Cleveland collect absentee ballots outside the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Tuesday Nov. 7 2006. ClevelandVoting for the 2006 midterm election campaign started this morning all across the country. Ohio is widely considered a battleground state in an election where the Democrats are poised to take seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, according to most polls.
It was early in the day, so I am sure there were more than 58 voters at the laundromat by the time the polls closed.
Here the scrap hauler dumps machines at staging area 3 at the scrap site. Each 800 pound machine took serious damage as they smashed against one another or slammed into the ground.
You can kick me in the face if you want, but this is the first time I've ever voted. (Back in 04, they couldn't find me listed at any of the *three* polling places I went to even though the NYC office said I was registered). Ugh.).
Anyway, this thing looks like an old cigarette machine.
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In this photo, we can see a small part of the intricate system of slides that needed to be "programmed" manually for each candidate and contest for every election on every machine. These slides actuated by the levers and curtain handle would record votes in a complex mechanical process that ended with the advancing of the numbered registers inside the back of the machine.
James Cody, 73, shows Alvaro and Sally Robles, how to cast their ballots using the ImageCast, Nov. 2, Liverpool N.Y. This is the first year all the polling machines have been changed by the ImageCast. “It’s interesting to see people’s reactions to the new voting machine,” Cody said. “People come in here with the idea that it’s intimidating until they use it and find out that it’s easier to use than they thought.” Cody has been working as a poll worker for the last 17 years and believes the new machine is easier to use than the older machine. Photo by Matthew Freire ©2010