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So last week a number of the state's prominent blacks and civil rights organizations banded together on a drive to reduce the ballot rejection rate in future elections.

Lawmakers said this would reduce the number of ballots thrown out because a voter erroneously marked or punched the ballot for more than one candidate.

It's an effort whose effect, if not its intent, has been to reduce the participation at the ballot box by groups that historically have been the victims of discrimination.

The last-minute decision to revoke tactile voting came as a major surprise to disability groups, who had been running – and funding – training sessions on the system for voters for the past six months in an attempt to reduce the number of spoilt ballot papers.

But independent researchers with the legislative analyst's office found plenty of factors could increase or reduce the chances of either ballot measure saving taxpayers money.

In an effort to speed the results and reduce the opportunity for rigging, ballots will be counted at individual polling stations.

There are measures states can implement to reduce the incidence of provisional ballots, including transferring to all vote-by-mail elections, like Colorado, Oregon and Washington, or implementing same-day registration, so eligible voters can update their registration information at the polls before they vote, if they've recently moved or have another registration issue.

Above the line voting was introduced to reduce the level of "informal voting" (that is the number of spoiled ballots).

In theory a secret ballot would reduce the ability of the party whips to influence the selection of the Speaker – allowing MPs to select the person they think best suited to the job.

Plus, the report claimed online voting would cut the cost per vote by a third to £2.59 and reduce the number of accidentally spoiled ballots.

But for the next six months they will be working side by side on a new presidential commission, surveying election officials and customer service specialists — possibly from theme parks and other crowded places — to find ways to streamline how Americans cast their ballots and reduce the long lines that kept hundreds of thousands of people from voting in November.