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# RE: The Accu-Vote YES and NO

- To: "Request Chage Report" <rcr@dieboldes.com>
- Subject: RE: The Accu-Vote YES and NO
- From: "Ken Clark" <ken@dieboldes.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 18:59:30 -0600
- Importance: Normal
- In-Reply-To: <001c01be6442$ed8aac60$a652b5cf@greg>

    > I currently reccommend to the operators to print a YES NO
    > above the
    > keys to prevent the wrong operation under stress.

    Right now I am guessing that everyone on the list is wondering whether the
    education system up in Canada is as good as we like to tell everyone.  At
    least on my Accu-Vote, there is a Yes and No label right below each button.
    Pretty hard to miss, IMO.

    I suggest hitting Kinkos and getting some labels printed up.  Who knows, you
    might even be able to start a profitable side business selling them.

    On a slightly more serious note, I think a Yes and No label on the top of
    the AccuVote could be confusing to voters.  Since the ballot box lip covers
    up the buttons, if I saw those labels on the Accu-Vote when voting I would
    be asking myself:  "What are the Yes and No for?  Do I need to press a
    button?"  Kind of like "do you want a receipt?" when you pay at the pump.  I
    have visions of voters pushing the stickers with their finger.

    Ken

- References:
  - The Accu-Vote YES and NO
    - From: "Greg Forsythe" <jgforsyt@netcom.ca>

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