Poll: The "Butterfly Ballot", Episode II - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

FrankRizzoXD40 · 03-24-2008, 01:34 PM

Hello again forum members!

At the request of a fellow member, I am posting another picture of the "Butterfly Ballot" that you can look at and decide whether or not you think it is confusing.

I am sorry to ask this of you again, but it is very important for the thesis paper that I am writing that I get a good amount of honest responses.

Please be honest and fair--I am doing this at the request of another member and I wish to be fair and honest regarding this issue. I would also like to look at it from all angles, hence the 2nd poll.

Here is the picture...

You be the judge.

Please answer honestly.

Thanks again!

Frank

bashman · 03-24-2008, 01:37 PM

Not confusing at all. I actually paid attention in school and am literate. I also understand what an arrow is and what it is intended to do. Therefore, I see no confusion.

FrankRizzoXD40 · 03-24-2008, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bashman

Not confusing at all. I actually paid attention in school and am literate. I also understand what an arrow is and what it is intended to do. Therefore, I see no confusion.

Thanks for responding again, Bashman.

It is greatly appreciated.

Frank

LUVMYSIGP225 · 03-24-2008, 01:57 PM

I have actually voted on a ballot like that, that was screwed up, here in Ohio. The numbered card below it helped me to realign it. I can see where SOME of the "special people" that many of those Florida counties are populated with(no offense to any of our Florida members, who are all intelligent in my book) would get confused. They can barely read the written English language, or their Alzheimer's is so bad, they cannot even remember how they got to the polling station. In any case, none of those types SHOULD be allowed to vote. Rule #1 for helping decide our country's future. Learn to align the numbered holes up on the ballots before punching. Here is the qualification test for voting on a butterfly ballot....

Hey, Frank, no offense bro, but will a day ever come when you just post gun related stuff? Just one whole day without strife?

JeffXD · 03-24-2008, 02:07 PM

No problem here figuring that out. That is the type of ballot we used in my county till recently when they went all computer. My grandmother has a real problem with the touchscreen version.

spyderman2k4 · 03-24-2008, 02:12 PM

I voted "a little confusing," mostly because I could see how if someone wasn't really paying attention they could mess it up. However, the arrows are pretty clear as to where they are pointing.

FrankRizzoXD40 · 03-24-2008, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LUVMYSIGP225

Hey, Frank, no offense bro, but will a day ever come when you just post gun related stuff? Just one whole day without strife?

There are several examples...

Check out the thread in the chatter box (I think you replied to it actually) about the pilot who had an ND onboard a plane.

My first post here was about a problem I was having with my XD. This FTF issue was actually what caused me to find the forum in the first place.

Anyone, I'm not here to cause strife. I am sincerely interested in the opinions of the members here as I research this very interesting issue for a project I am working on!

Anyhow, enough about me. This is a bi-partisan poll as part of an ongoing research project.

Frank

FrankRizzoXD40 · 03-24-2008, 02:17 PM

Thanks for the replies!

Keep them coming!

Frank

scooterj · 03-24-2008, 02:27 PM

Numbers next to the arrows and matching numbers in the circles. How could one screw this up?

LUVMYSIGP225 · 03-24-2008, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrankRizzoXD40

Anyhow, enough about me. This is a bi-partisan poll as part of an ongoing research project.

Frank

View Poll Results: Is this ballot confusing to you?
Not confusing at all!	50	70.42%
A little confusing (but I could still figure it out).	19	26.76%
Very confusing (I would have a hard time voting).	0	0%
It is "impossible" to decipher this ballot!	2	2.82%
Voters: 71. You may not vote on this poll

03-24-2008, 01:57 PM	#4
LUVMYSIGP225 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Crackron, Ohio Posts: 4,645	I have actually voted on a ballot like that, that was screwed up, here in Ohio. The numbered card below it helped me to realign it. I can see where SOME of the "special people" that many of those Florida counties are populated with(no offense to any of our Florida members, who are all intelligent in my book) would get confused. They can barely read the written English language, or their Alzheimer's is so bad, they cannot even remember how they got to the polling station. In any case, none of those types SHOULD be allowed to vote. Rule #1 for helping decide our country's future. Learn to align the numbered holes up on the ballots before punching. Here is the qualification test for voting on a butterfly ballot.... Hey, Frank, no offense bro, but will a day ever come when you just post gun related stuff? Just one whole day without strife? __________________ Rest In Peace Officer Josh Miktarian. God bless Holly and Thea.

03-24-2008, 02:07 PM	#5
JeffXD XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Great State of Texas Posts: 1,267 Blog Entries: 1	No problem here figuring that out. That is the type of ballot we used in my county till recently when they went all computer. My grandmother has a real problem with the touchscreen version. __________________ Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies. - Groucho Marx Some people are only alive, because it's illegal to shoot them. The desk clerk said he saw it all real clear. He never hit the brakes and he was shifting gears

03-24-2008, 02:12 PM	#6
spyderman2k4 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 406	I voted "a little confusing," mostly because I could see how if someone wasn't really paying attention they could mess it up. However, the arrows are pretty clear as to where they are pointing. __________________ Mossberg 835 Remington 700 30-06 Springfield XD45 Service Winchester 1300 Practical Defender M44 Nagant Next up: Saiga in 7.62x39

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03-24-2008, 01:37 PM	#2
bashman XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Charlotte Posts: 341	Not confusing at all. I actually paid attention in school and am literate. I also understand what an arrow is and what it is intended to do. Therefore, I see no confusion.

03-24-2008, 02:27 PM	#9
scooterj XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: LaPlace, LA Posts: 105	Numbers next to the arrows and matching numbers in the circles. How could one screw this up?