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...becoming increasingly difficult to find personnel to stay (to tally up the votes). Many women who used to be the backbone of this operation are now working. We had to adjust to the changes in the real world," added Scheir...
This summer Cambridge asked OIT to process the ballots because "Harvard has the fastest high-speed reader in the city," and can process 1000 punched cards perminute, Scheir added...
Despite the delays, however, OIT and Cambridge Election Commission of ficials called the operation successful. "We felt it was a very smooth election day. We were pleased at how easily people adapted," Scheir said...
...Scheir said Cambridge will use punch card balloting for all upcoming federal and state elections, but not city elections, where paper ballots will still be the rule. Cambridge uses the proportional voting system, whereby voters rank in order of preference the candidates on the ballot. "It is a more complicated ballot." Scheir said. "The city council won't agree to [punch card ballots] until they see the system is successful for other elections...
Installing the punch-card system cost about $60,000, but will save the city an estimated $20,000 per cent election, Scheir said...