"S Viemeister" wrote in message ...

On 11/8/2016 9:21 AM, Ophelia wrote:

> Do you vote separately for President, senators etc?
>
I'm not quite sure what you mean.

In my county in NJ, all races/questions are programmed into the
electronic voting machines. The voter steps into the booth and selects
his/her candidates and votes on any questions. Little lights go on to
show your selection. When you're satisfied, you press a big red button
at the bottom, and your vote is registered.
I was on the local board of election for a number of years - when I
started, we used enormous, heavy, mechanical voting machines (good thing
I was young(er) and strong, setting up those machines took a fair amount
of muscle power. I prefer the paper ballots in the UK - easier to spot
potential tampering.

Presidential terms are for 4 years, senatorial are 6, and members of
Congress are 2. Approximately 1/3 of senators are up for election every
two years, rather than replacing them all at once, as is done with the
Congress, so one could potentially be voting for president, senator and
congressman on the same ballot.

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I see! Thank you!



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