tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post6926345422669067903..comments2024-03-29T09:25:32.972-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: How to hold an election when voters are illiteratePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-83318465332565751982016-11-30T23:35:35.405-06:002016-11-30T23:35:35.405-06:00The problem with this or a simple, hand counted, p...The problem with this or a simple, hand counted, paper ballot is that US elections are too complicated. If we were casting a single vote for a party then it works. When a typical ballot has 40-50 issues hand counting, marbles, etc. are problematic.<br /><br />Which doesn't say the US system shouldn't change, merely that any system must deal with the number of offices and issues being voted on.Thomas Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701283200252131890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-78657042665647812142016-11-30T11:46:56.017-06:002016-11-30T11:46:56.017-06:00Sounds very much like the Athenian system of votin...Sounds very much like the Athenian system of voting introduced by Pericles using white or black rocks. <br /><br />I believe that even today clubs in Britain still use a box with one side containing white balls and the other black balls. Each member sticks his hand into the box through a hole, selects the ball of his choice, and keeping it hidden in his fist deposits it in a bag. The bag is emptied out on a table and the balls counted, white = yes, black = no, hence the term 'black-balled' <br /><br />Al_in_OttawaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-14344320202021646762016-11-29T22:07:38.177-06:002016-11-29T22:07:38.177-06:00I suggested this on a Breitbart discussion thread ...I suggested this on a Breitbart discussion thread about six months ago, for what it's worth. I didn't know anybody else had used it. Another advantage of this system is that it can be counted practically instantaneously by simply weighing the canisters (if you use good marbles).Malatropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-41593039776287440192016-11-29T18:24:22.223-06:002016-11-29T18:24:22.223-06:00You know, that's not bad at all.
Bill Gates wo...You know, that's not bad at all.<br />Bill Gates would have appointed a committee, spent three million bucks, and ended up with something the Gambians would not want to use.<br /><br />Africa has many things that appear "broken" to Western eyes, but work just fine for Africa.<br /><br />- Charlie<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-24757855494546582752016-11-29T18:15:18.206-06:002016-11-29T18:15:18.206-06:00I've seen a system where ballots have the part...I've seen a system where ballots have the party symbol or the faces of the candidates printed on them. Voters tip their fingers in indelible ink and swipe it across the picture they want to vote for. Seems to work for people who can't read, but will recognize a symbol or a face, and it marks people who've already voted.DaddyBearhttp://daddybearsden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-26937216982183719122016-11-29T17:51:32.960-06:002016-11-29T17:51:32.960-06:00That was pretty much the system that Athenian juri...That was pretty much the system that Athenian juries used to vote.Akatsukamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02728195684558703059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-8685894922255013502016-11-29T16:42:13.639-06:002016-11-29T16:42:13.639-06:00Shhh... Don't give them any ideas...Shhh... Don't give them any ideas...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-58923290022248326072016-11-29T16:24:08.763-06:002016-11-29T16:24:08.763-06:00Can't work here too many politicians have lost...Can't work here too many politicians have lost their marbels a long time ago.... :-)<br /> Mogrithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03403850012381295251noreply@blogger.com