People vote because they bump into a candidate in the parking lot who says, "Vote so I don't have to come after you" or a highly placed political director asks the Beagle to find out how the new voting system is working, except the Beagletorial snoops went to the Library where you vote on county-wide issues, and the eager poll workers were most disappointed to turn us away. Got over to the Elementary School where they were equally glad to see the fifth voter of the day.
It was paper ballots in a manila file and fill in the bubble thoroughly for your choice of one. Security was hand-written numbers on scraps of paper that the registrar tore off before giving you back the manila folder to slide your ballot secretly into a slotted receptacle. It worked fine when you have five people waiting on one voter. But damn, when you think about the technology available, we've come a long way.
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