Comment Re:Bullshit (Score 1) 174
We have much more complex ballots in the United States than elsewhere.
In Canada, voters only have 1 decision: their representative for parliament.
In the United States, ballots can have, literally, dozens of choices. Presidential, senate, house of representatives, propositions, and various local elected officials. All of which adds up to dozens of options.
Hand counting so many options would be much more complex than in a country like Canada.
Zestyping (see grandparent) described this in his dissertation: http://zestyping.livejournal.com/234617.html.
Daniel
In Canada, voters only have 1 decision: their representative for parliament.
In the United States, ballots can have, literally, dozens of choices. Presidential, senate, house of representatives, propositions, and various local elected officials. All of which adds up to dozens of options.
Hand counting so many options would be much more complex than in a country like Canada.
Zestyping (see grandparent) described this in his dissertation: http://zestyping.livejournal.com/234617.html.
Daniel
