Just one observation: It isn't necessary to require a hand count of all ballots. It's sufficient to after the election randomly draw 3% of the precincts and hand count those. If the hand count differs from the machine count by more than .5% then the machine count is discarded and the jurisdiction is completely hand counted.
Hand counts are just no better than machine counts, although the "failure mechanisms" are different. The real check is in requiring that the machine count and the hand count match. And by not knowing until after the machine count which precincts are to be hand counted you've pretty well protected all of the precincts.
++PLS
Ernest Hancock wrote:
>
> John B.,
>
> Can you please point out any glaring (and maybe not so glaring)
> mistakes?
>
> Thanks,
> Ernie
>
> An Initiative Measure
>
> AN INITIATIVE MEASURE AMENDING ARTICLE IX OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY
> OF
> GLENDALE, BY ADDING SECTION 11, RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
>
> TEXT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT
>
> Be it enacted by the people of the City of Glendale:
>
> Section 1 Article IX of the Charter of the City of Glendale is
> amended to
> read:
>
> 11. Manual Ballot counts; Self-Executing; Definition
>
> Section 11.
> In each election held the official certified vote totals shall be
> determined
> solely by a manual tabulation of each individual valid ballot cast.
>
> a) Any ordinance, rule, provision or policy to the contray not
> withstanding.
> The provisions of this section shall be, in all respects,
> self-executing.
>
> b) For purposes of this section, the term ballot shall mean ballots
> that
> shall be printed in plain clear type in black ink on clear white
> materials,
> and shall be of a size and arrangement to fit the contruction of the
> voting
> device.
>
> http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ars/16/00468.htm paragraph #2 helps to
> define
> what a ballot is.
>
> 100 word description will be.
>
> This change will assure the voting public that the election results
> are
> fair, correct and verifiable to preserve the rights to life, liberty
> and
> property of the people. "That whenever any form of Government becomes
> destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or
> to
> abolish it, and to institute new government". This is peacefully
> embodied in
> voting. If voting is allowed to fall into a state of no-confidence the
> only
> other way the Founders of this country left for exercising this right
> is
> through bloody revolution... Which we wish to prevent.
>
> ====================================================
>
> Just got a call from Tim Weaver. He will be the Glendale voter to file
> it,... yeah!
>
> Glendale is sooooo in for IT!
>
> Ernie
>
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