[Sigia-l] ballot usability redux

[Patrick Neeman]

So you know your candidates all the way down to school board?

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> From: sigia-l-admin at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-admin at asis.org] 
> On Behalf Of Eric Reiss
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 1:01 AM
> To: james at spahr.org; sigia-l at asis.org
> Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] ballot usability redux
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> Unlike the Yellow Pages, which is primarily designed to help 
> people find a generic product or service (e.g. florist, 
> plumber) rather than a specific business (that's the task of 
> the White Pages), it's fair to assume many (if not most) 
> voters will already have picked a favorite candidate before 
> going to the polls. As such, alphabetical listing is the 
> fastest and most efficient solution, and probably imparts 
> less bias than has been suggested.
> 
> With a random list, however, the process is going to be VERY 
> slow and California polling places are probably going to end 
> up with waiting lines that rival those at Disneyland. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Eric Reiss
> 
> e-reiss.com
> copenhagen, denmark
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