One cannot help but conclude, then, that the votes of thousands of Georgians who thought they had made a choice were not counted because of confusion, error, or equipment failure,' Ms. Cox added. After filling out their ballots, voters feed them into counting machines in the precincts, which spit them out if certain types of mistakes are noted.
Voters then get a second chance to cast valid ballots.
Reforming the federal election system is a formidable task. This is the conventional wisdom, given how evenly and bitterly Congress is now divided. Lewis is the executive director of The Election Center in Houston. He seems to be satisfied with the status quo, including punch-card ballots. Appropriate safeguards can be devised for meeting privacy issues.