Oregon is the first state to have tried voting by IPad for
people with physical/mental challenges.
Voters who are physically/mentally challenged are selecting a candidate for
an empty Congress seat. For now, this is
just a pilot program.
The IPad is being utilized for people who might have a hard
time with the regular ballot. People
with physical/mental challenges selected their chosen candidate by
touchscreen. Then they print out the
ballot and send it in by mail.
“We attempted to use a handful of
different types of devices, and this was the simplest, most accessible and
convenient,” Secretary of State of Oregon Kate Brown told POLITICO.
Apple contributed five IPads for voting use. The state of Oregon paid approximately $75,000
to make the software. Some of the other
gadgets tested were a laptop and an Android tablet.
High tech voting: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/67782.html
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