Sentence examples for balloting machines from inspiring English sources

This case has shown that punch-card balloting machines can produce an unfortunate number of ballots which are not punched in a clean, complete way by the voter.

In almost every case, governors said it should be left to individual states to modernize their systems, and in most cases they spoke only of streamlining and simplifying rules and procedures, along with installing better balloting machines and processes.

The majority opinion itself noted the problem that the recounts sought to rectify: "This case has shown that punch card balloting machines can produce an unfortunate number of ballots which are not punched in a clean complete way…[I]t is likely legislative bodies nationwide will examine ways to improve mechanisms and machinery for voting".

There were unused rows of balloting machines, more poll workers than voters and a pot of coffee brewing for the pale suburban-Americans casting ballots.

The suit alleged that there had been "a systematic campaign of election fraud at state conventions," employing rigging of voting machines, ballot stuffing, and falsification of ballot totals.

The makers of the ballot machines have told us that the most accurate way to count the ballots is by hand.

Chanting and protests by Republicans accompanied the decision on November 22nd of the local officials in Miami-Dade County to concentrate recounting efforts on the 10,000 ballots rejected by ballot machines (out of a total 650,000).

Many state employees believe the government knows how they vote, a concern that will only grow if a proposal to equip electronic ballot machines with fingerprinting devices is approved.

After weeks of partisan debate and negotiations, House and Senate leaders signed an agreement this evening to ban punch-card ballot machines, give counties money for equipment and set guidelines for recounts.

Mr. Bush tried to keep the focus on "Votomatic equipment or whatever," as he referred to the antiquated ballot machines that caused so many problems in some areas of the state.

Kerry aides say the campaign has set up a national steering committee with task forces tackling different issues: one on ballot machines, another on voter education, and a third on absentee, early and military voting, to name a few.