Q&A with Lexington voters:
What do you think of the new touch screen polling machines?
Compiled by Andrew Ferguson  
Interviews by Bibeka Shrestha and Sarah Bloom                                                   
“Well, they worked fine. I sort of wish there was a print-out record but there isn’t one.”

- David Coffey


“I think they are so exciting. I just think they’re so simple, and easy...so much fun.  They’re high tech.”                                                     

- Lucene McManamay


“I liked it very much.  He (a polling assistant) showed me how to do it and it was wonderful.”

- Mary Shambach


“The touch screen voting? Very easy, user friendly, quick.”

- James Dick


Very easy, very easy.”

- Dorothy Ravenhorst


“I thought it worked very well. I mean it took me about 10 seconds to go through, push the names, press complete, and I’m out of here.”

- Pete Simar

 

Produced by Washington and Lee journalism students.

Lead supervisor:      Prof. Claudette Artwick

Reporting supervisor: Prof. Doug Cumming

Editing supervisor:  Prof. Pamela Luecke

Technical supervisor:  Michael Todd