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The fellow from Avante noted this and I think that it
is quite valid. The Hart system uses a brain box that creates a printout with a
random number that the voter enters into the DRE to get their ballot to come
up. These key numbers time out in ten minutes (adjustable, but not removable).
When the lines get long and voters don’t get to a DRE before the key number
times out, they go back to the judge and get a new one and try again. In James’ example, a voter could get someone else’s
number (just by sneaking a peek) and vote twice. The voter that arrives at the
DRE and finds that his or her number doesn’t work will go back to the judges
and get a new one, and then vote. The judges would issue a new one based on the
idea that the voter’s key number had simply timed out. Even if they were smart enough
to figure out that it had been used to cast a vote, it wouldn’t be that voters
vote and a really hot argument would ensue. When the election is tallied, the number of votes will
exceed the number of voters that came to the polls. However, by that time there
will be no way to figure out which ballot to toss. Paul Tiger -----Original Message----- Paul, I never really thought about this before. What if
someone looks behind them at someone's PIN number and uses that number to vote
then vote's their own number? Doesn't that mean that someone can vote
twice? In a crowded polling place, this could happen before it can be
stopped. James |