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Virginia Voting Machines Chop Off Candidates' Names« Thread

Postby admin » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:24 am

Virginia Voting Machines Chop Off Candidates' Names« Thread Started on Nov 7, 2006, 11:55pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Some Voting Machines Chop Off Candidates' NamesComputer Glitch Affects Voters in 3 Jurisdictions; Error Cannot Be Fixed by Nov. 7By Leef SmithWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, October 24, 2006; B04read source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... pf.htmlU.S. Senate candidate James Webb's last name has been cut off on part of the electronic ballot used by voters in Alexandria, Falls Church and Charlottesville because of a computer glitch that also affects other candidates with long names, city officials said yesterday.Although the problem creates some voter confusion, it will not cause votes to be cast incorrectly, election officials emphasized. The error shows up only on the summary page, where voters are asked to review their selections before hitting the button to cast their votes. Webb's full name appears on the page where voters choose for whom to vote.Election officials attribute the mistake to an increase in the type size on the ballot. Although the larger type is easier to read, it also unintentionally shortens the longer names on the summary page of the ballot.Thus, Democratic candidate Webb will appear with his first name and nickname only -- or "James H. 'Jim' " -- on summary pages in Alexandria, Falls Church and Charlottesville, the only jurisdictions in Virginia that use balloting machines manufactured by Hart InterCivic of Austin.
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