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Vote Word
Today, we enter a voting booth, press a button and
have faith that our vote got recorded and counted
correctly. But there is no way to confirm this.
Someday we'll say, "Do you remember when we
couldn't look up our vote on the Web? Do you
remember when we didn't get a Vote Word?"
have faith that our vote got recorded and counted
correctly. But there is no way to confirm this.
Someday we'll say, "Do you remember when we
couldn't look up our vote on the Web? Do you
remember when we didn't get a Vote Word?"
There is a surprisingly simple way to see if your vote was recorded and
counted. It involves the use of a "Vote Word". Here's how it works:
After you cast your vote, the electronic voting booth says:
"Thank you for voting! Your Vote Word is... house"
That simple word, "house", is then recorded in the computer's memory
along with your ballot selection(s). No one else gets that word at your
polling location. No one knows what your word is, just as you don't know
anyone else's Vote Word.
Later, at home, you get on the Web, look up your polling location and
scroll through everyone's votes. You'll see, listed alphabetically, the word
"house" - along with your vote. You confirm that your selections were
recorded correctly - and you can even check again if there's a re-count.
Imagine being able to look up your vote - and to personally count all the
votes in a local election. Now think how that would eliminate doubts about
our voting process.
If you're excited about this simple solution, I would ask you to tell someone
about it. Anyone: a friend, a politician, a talk-show host, an activist. Before
you know it, your state or county will be giving you the ability to look up
your vote on the web.
Please explore this site, via the "vote words" at the left - especially the
"But" section, which may answer a lot of your questions.
And please do let me know what you think.
counted. It involves the use of a "Vote Word". Here's how it works:
After you cast your vote, the electronic voting booth says:
"Thank you for voting! Your Vote Word is... house"
That simple word, "house", is then recorded in the computer's memory
along with your ballot selection(s). No one else gets that word at your
polling location. No one knows what your word is, just as you don't know
anyone else's Vote Word.
Later, at home, you get on the Web, look up your polling location and
scroll through everyone's votes. You'll see, listed alphabetically, the word
"house" - along with your vote. You confirm that your selections were
recorded correctly - and you can even check again if there's a re-count.
Imagine being able to look up your vote - and to personally count all the
votes in a local election. Now think how that would eliminate doubts about
our voting process.
If you're excited about this simple solution, I would ask you to tell someone
about it. Anyone: a friend, a politician, a talk-show host, an activist. Before
you know it, your state or county will be giving you the ability to look up
your vote on the web.
Please explore this site, via the "vote words" at the left - especially the
"But" section, which may answer a lot of your questions.
And please do let me know what you think.
| Our story so far (updated Feb. 5, 2008) Why Vote Word is essential for the recent low-turnout elections |
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| email: info@voteword.org |