STRATEGIC PARTNERS
November 9, 2004
WASHINGTON - An Election Day poll shows that 81 percent of voters surveyed want to take home a private ATM-style receipt to verify for vote was counted correctly, according to a news release. Given a choice between leaving a voter-verified paper ballot at the polling place versus taking home a private voter-verified receipt, 60 percent say they prefer the idea of take-home receipts and self-verification. Thirty-six percent say they prefer the idea of leaving a paper ballot with election officials.
The survey was conducted in Las Vegas by Lombardo Consulting Group in conjunction with political science professor, Dr. Michael John Burton of Ohio University. Nevada was the only state to use "statewide" voter-verified paper ballot printers attached to electronic voting machines on Election Day.
"Many voters thought a private receipt that they could take home would be the best way to know if their vote was counted correctly," said Dr. Burton. "People are used to getting receipts from ATMs or gas stations - and they liked the idea of getting a receipt from the voting booth."
