RE: Guess they didn't use an iSeries...

["Hatzenbeler, Tim" <thatzenbeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To me it would make more since to randomize, the RRN of where the vote is
written into the database...  Instead of randomizing the output.

Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wayne McAlpine
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 12:24 PM
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Subject: Re: Guess they didn't use an iSeries...

The voting machine companies are very cognizant of the need to maintain 
a secret ballot.  The software randomizes the output so that the 
anonymity of each voter is preserved.

Jen Raihala wrote:

Do the election judges print  anything out? If so, how do you protect 
the anonimity of the vote? If I  come through as say number 1701, then 
on the printout, ballot number  1701 would obviously be mine.