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Filed under 'voting'

November 21, 2008

MPR: Challenged ballots: You be the judge

Good overview of the kinds of mistakes on ballots that are being challenged during the Minnesota recount.

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October 29, 2008

I Voted

I Voted

The true symbol of democracy in America -- The smug satisfaction of getting to wear the elusive "I Voted" sticker.

It was the only reason I bothered voting, to be honest.

(t-shirt)

All filled out

All filled out

The seven sides(!) of the ballot, filled out and ready to be deposited in the ballot box.

This sample ballot shows how much crap I had to vote on after making my presidential selection.

What two-party system?

What two-party system?

My first vote as an American

My first vote as an American

The basement of City Hall

The basement of City Hall

There were about 40 people in front of me waiting to cast early ballots.

Polling Place

Polling Place

San Francisco City Hall

San Francisco City Hall

November 2, 2006

Primary and early e-voting problems point to gathering storm

Could this year’s election result in a hanging-chad-like farrago which convinces the general public that electronic-voting-without-paper-trail is A Bad Thing? I don’t know whether I should hope it does or doesn’t happen.

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This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.

I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.