New Harris County voting machines

[Nice Guy Eddie 13,414]

I voted today and was glad to see the click wheel machine retired. It was replaced with a touchscreen and paper backup ballot. Your votes are clearly printed on the paper ballot. You walk it over to a machine that appears to scan it before depositing in a box. I screwed it up by placing the doc face-up but they said it would still be counted.

Better than the old system but I bet the paper backup ballot will confuse people in '22 and '24 when they first use it.

[tx 3 putt 76,400]

Much quicker and easier to use 

 

[CooterBrown 17,913]

You walk it over to a machine that appears to scan it before depositing in a box. I screwed it up by placing the doc face-up but they said it would still be counted.

We have the same machines in Travis County. At least where I voted, there was a sign on the machine that said you could stick it in which ever way you wanted. Just like at South Austin’s mom’s house.

[Willfully Horn 7,916]

Same in Hays, though I don’t remember a sign.The paper back up is reassuring. 

This reminded me the last election was my daughter’s first time to vote, which was announced to the room and met with cheers.

[tx 3 putt 76,400]

Repubs will still claim massive voter fraud in dem heavy Harris county 

 

I only pre vote but my voting poll is up nicely with plenty of space. 

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2,630]

I liked the wheel. 

[tx 3 putt 76,400]

2 minutes ago, ONE YARD said:

I liked the wheel. 

[TexasEd 8,064]

the wheel thing sucked.  I'm in Travis and used that new one with the paper ballot backup last year.  

Just need to bring in your fiber testing kit to make sure the ballots don't have bamboo fibers 🤪

[Telegraph_it 3,354]

1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Your votes are clearly printed on the paper ballot.

Could you surmise if the paper was actually bamboo? 

 

Edit. Dammit. @TexasEd beat me to my lame joke. 

Edited November 2, 2021 by Telegraph_it

[Js1 85,110]

1 hour ago, ONE YARD said:

I liked the wheel. 

Hated the wheel.  Felt like I always scrolled past races and then had to go back at the end. 

[atomheartbevo 89,449]

3 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

We have the same machines in Travis County. At least where I voted, there was a sign on the machine that said you could stick it in which ever way you wanted. Just like at South Austin’s mom’s house.

Yep, was actually shocked that it mentioned South Austin's mom by name though.

But liked that it prints out a paper ballot.

[wildcat09 29,258]

On 11/2/2021 at 12:37 PM, ONE YARD said:

I liked the wheel. 

Boo this man

[Brisketexan 104,628]

Hated the wheel.  It was like using a rotary dial phone, and who the hell misses those?

Like the new touchscreen with paper backup.  It's actually damned hard to argue with -- no hanging chads, any of that bullshit.  It's a clearly recorded paper ballot linked to a registered voter within the county's database of registered voters.  With that technology, we should have lots of early voting opportunities, polling places, etc.  Let people vote when and where they can, it's functionally fraud-proof.

[CooterBrown 17,913]

With that technology, we should have lots of early voting opportunities, polling places, etc.  Let people vote when and where they can, it's functionally fraud-proof.

Spoken like a voting fraudster.

[elfenix 34,171]

forgot to look at my ballot after it was printed to see what was on it. 

20 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

It's a clearly recorded paper ballot linked to a registered voter within the county's database of registered voters.

is it really?  thought we didn't like having votes be identifiable back to the voter. 

[Bullneck 18,987]

I was expecting something like this.  You know, approved by Abbot and Patrick:

[gmr548 16,517]

My only complaint is the machines look and function like standard office printers. AKA the only piece of technology that hasn’t advanced in 30+ years. Expect paper jams.

The Travis County machines are better in that they just spit out the other card, not print a whole sheet and then have to scan/feed the whole sheet into a similar machine.

[tx 3 putt 76,400]

3 hours ago, elfenix said:

is it really?  thought we didn't like having votes be identifiable back to the voter. 

 

that's exactly what maga and Q want, easier to hunt down the non believers 

[bernorange 8,348]

Galveston County is using the same paper ballot system as described in the OP.  Having a system that can be audited is a good thing.  BTW, here's a press release announcing the Galveston County switch which names the manufacturer (Austin company):

https://www.hartintercivic.com/galvestoncochoosesverity/

[tx 3 putt 76,400]

The current machine is much better than the old wheel machine 

[Guest]

On 11/2/2021 at 12:37 PM, FORTY NINE TO ZERO said:

I liked the wheel. 

This.

and I don't have a problem at all with the new system for physical back-up purposes; but disagree with the other poster who said the new way is faster.  No way.

[Js1 85,110]

20 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

The current machine is much better than the old wheel machine 

Young people - i love the touch screen!

Old people - bring back my rotary phone voting machine

[tx 3 putt 76,400]

If you hit submit 6 times, it submits 6 votes !