Also, you eliminate the need to punch and crimp and assemble the ballots. Cox said the optical scanning is an improvement. Part of the money would pay for mini-tabulators for all of Fulton's 287 precincts. The ballots would be scanned and results sent instantly to a central processor by computer. Here is a breakdown of Georgia voting methods in last week's election.
Voters mark blanks next to candidates' names.
Voters pull handles next to candidates' names. Voters use styluses to punch out numbered rectangles, or chads, that represent candidates. Voters fill in ovals next to candidates' names. The ovals are scanned by computer. The Macon Telegraph.