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[madfloridian]

It is called ballot-on-demand. A lot of supervisors here are upset about it....and I don't understand enough to figure it out.

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070501/NEWS/705010372&SearchID=73279884705980

Ballot Change Worries Supervisors

"TALLAHASSEE - The next evolution in Florida's ever-changing system of voting will feature something called "ballot on demand."

A citizen at any early voting site would receive a custom optical scan ballot, matching the voter's residence, language and party affiliation. A voter's choices would be marked on an optical scan ballot by filling in an oval next to each ballot question.

"The benefits of the ballot-on-demand system, from an election management standpoint, are numerous," Gov. Charlie Crist told a congressional committee on March 23.

But the change worries a lot of local election supervisors, who run Florida elections.

They warn that it's risky to implement an untried system in Florida in a closely watched and high-turnout 2008 presidential election."