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Hi Lou, So glad you asked about why we have Hart numbers on our ballots! It's so that people can trace back to you the ballot you cast and thought was anonymous, as guaranteed by our state constitution and statutes! Hart says the bar codes are used to keep multiple (Xeroxed) ballots from stuffing the ballot box, but Al Kolwicz says that all the scanners would need to be networked to prevent such an occurrence. The bar codes have been used in to help audit the election in a few counties, but it is clear from Boulder County Assistant Attorney Shelley Bailey's quote in the display box in the article (link) below that they can facilitate undoing the anonymity of ballots. Have you seen the following? http://www.realaspen.com/article/1092/Aspen-election-activist-Marilyn-Marks-suing-Colorado-Secretary-of-State-Scott-Gessler Boulder County is one of the six counties being sued because it has traceable ballots. More at TheCitizenCenter.org. Best, Mary On 4/3/2012 8:54 AM, Lou Puls wrote: I have often wondered if the state-mandated anonymity could be defeated by a poll observer using the serialized bar coding printed on the ballots? What is the purpose of the bar coding? |