Remember how “sweatshops” in the Philippines figured “prominently in the manufacture of U.S. voting machines”? If you’re wondering how the Philippines will automate its own elections come 2010, here are some videos showing the automated systems in action: If you haven’t noticed, the “automated” in this elections actually involves the tabulation of votes, not the actual casting of votes. Voters will be given pre-printed ballots, where they will mark their preferred candidates by shading the circles under the names of their choice. Ballots are then fed into a voting district counting machine, where votes are automatically tallied and forwarded to municipal [...]Post from: The Gadget Blog
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