[37115] in bugtraq
Re: Some Voters Say Machines Failed, Incorrect Choices Appear on
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul Schmehl)
Thu Oct 28 13:07:47 2004
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 09:07:50 -0500
From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu>
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--On Monday, October 25, 2004 09:29:34 PM -0400 Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
wrote:
>
> If it's a widespread people problem, it's not the people's problem, it's
> the UI designer or programmer's problem.
>
I agree. It's difficult to believe that someone could vote "wrong" several
times because they're touching their palm to the screen. It seems more
like a problem with grounding, as you point out or the sensitivity of the
screen.
Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
The University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu
