how does voting via mobile  phone works???
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There is some deal set up with between the show and the phone companies.\nThe PCs recieve the SMSs, and tally the votes with software after they are validated. This info is passed on to the show which then sums up between PCs (if there are more than one) and a result is delivered either during or after the show.
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States are given the obligation to regulate voting in the state by the US constitution but such regulations may not violate the US constitution.  This allows voting to vary somewhat.  Still, I think it's universal that the registrar must receive notification of any address changes by a certain number  of days before the election is held.  You should have a voter registration card and it will give you the location of the polling place to which you have been assigned.  There are people who return to that location to vote even though it is probably illegal in all states to do so and some will ask you for proof of address at the poll.\nThe registrar's office is not usually a polling place on election day but there are states who have provisions for voting there in advance of election day.  \nElection day is no secret, sprung on us at the last minute.  If it is important to a citizen to vote, he or she has plenty of opportunity to arrange this and to become fully informed on all issues as well as to view a sample ballot.\n\nOK sorry if I was unsympathitic.  If there was a governor position up for grabs in your state like in mine last year, that would explain it.  Often those cards or announcements come from the parties and they are designed to look official.  Both rep. and dem. made sure my 90 year old mother got an absentee ballot application.  This year I waited for one to show up for her and finally got nervous and called the reg. office and asked when it was coming.  She had me varify some info and it arrived at Mom's in 2 days. All I had to do was ask and she got to vote.  I used to take her to the polls, wheel chair and all.  This made a world of difference.  I still go to the polls, myself, though in my state, being a care giver would qualify me to get an absentee ballot.  \nThe party campaigns can get you confused.  Next year, heck why wait, next working day you can, give the office a call and find out what you need to do so you don't lose your voice.  Some where on your state's web site, you can probably read the voting laws.  I hope you got to vote this year, but the timing was against your chances.  You've got a year to study up and make sure it doesn't happen again.
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You can use online polling system.\nYou can use a professional too.
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Just bring an ID and something with your address on it.  ie phone bill, electric bill, etc when you go to vote.  And you can do it then.
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The effectiveness of this suggestion varies by jurisdiction to jurisdiction.\n\nThe information is publicly available in the united states because any one can verify a voters privilege to voting rights.\n\nThe problem is how, sometimes one needs to go the the registrar or clerk and ask to see the records.\n\nIn many cases it can be found on line.\n\nGo to the Internet site for the jurisdiction, sometimes a state, sometimes a county, sometimes a city / township, sometimes a congressional district etc and look for voter information.\n\nIf you are lazy write a letter to the federal or state Representative for the area asking where to search for the information on line.\n\nThe information that you can expect your manual or automatic search to return is\nName of the voter\nAddress of the voter\nPrevious place (district) registered\nWhen registered (sometimes)\nLast voted (sometimes)\nDeclared primary party (sometimes)\n\nYou should not find things like phone numbers or social security numbers, date of birth etc etc.\n\nThere are a few states where voter information is maintained by the DMV  but this is not true of all states that have motor voter laws.\n\n\nHave you tried a phone directory like\nwww.anywho.com?
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When your mobile phone is switched on, your cellular network provider knows exactly where you are in the world to within a hundred metres or so. \n\nSimilar technology is used to track down lost aircraft and yachts through their radio beacons. It's not identical, because most radio beacons use satellites and cell phones use land-based aerial arrays, but the principle is the same. \n\nAt any one time, your phone is usually able to communicate with more than one of the aerial arrays provided by your phone network. They're ten or twenty kilometers apart (less in cities) and it's usually within range of at least three of them. So by comparing the signal strengths and time lags for the signals at each station, your network can triangulate your position and work out where you are. \n\nThis is true whenever your phone is switched on, whether you're using it or not, because every so often it sends out a check signal to make sure everything is working as it should. \n\nNot surprisingly, the phone network companies are shy about admitting they have this ability. But within the industry, it's seen as just one more piece of data. There is even talk of selling the data to Internet content providers so they can send information to your Internet phone based on your location, for example reviews of nearby restaurants. \n\nThe triangulation capability of cell phone network companies varies according to the age of their equipment. A few can only do it manually with a big drain on skilled manpower. But these days most companies can generate the information automatically, which makes it cheap enough to sell.\n\nCheck out link below to find out more
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You will need a provider (i.e. Yahoo Messenger)\nThe mobile phones SMS address (i.e. 1 999-999-9999)\nThat's it, pretty basic.
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Exit polling is conducted by private polling organizations like Zogby, Gallup, and others. \n\nUsing census data, micro-marketing data, and previous voting records, these groups pick key voting districts (or precincts) that fit the larger demographic profiles of the states in which they're found.\n\nPollster are hired to stand outside of polling stations (Usually 20 to 50 feet away, depending on local laws) and ask people who are leaving the polling station to answer some demographic questions (age, occupation, etc. etc.) and how they voted. \n\nThe technique used to pick the people is known as "systematic random sampling," which is choosing a random number between 1 and 10 (let's say "7") and then approaching every 7th person who emerges from the polls.\n\nPeople always find it hard to believe that the opinions of millions of people can be predicted by looking at the opinions of a few thousand; but the procedure works remarkably well.\n\nHope this answer helps. Cheers, mate.
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I did a quick Yahoo search and got over 300,000 hits for mobile phone software.  A lot of the software is phone specific (will only work on Nokia, or Samsung, etc.)  So I'd suggest you contact your provider (Sprint, Verizon, Cingular, etc.) to see if they have any recommendations for your specific service and if they can't help I'd go to your phone manufacturer's website.\n\nplrr
783914
Politicians exempted themselves from having to obey the do not call list. Telling them "That may be legally true, but I won't vote for you if you do call" might help. I screen by caller ID, usually avoid unknown number or toll free calls.
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How can you vote when you cant even spell!
1173805
You have a near fatal car accident on the way to the polling booth. Not much else is a good enough reason. If you are away you can do your ballot by postal vote. Unless there is a compelling reason on the day then you should have enough warning to do something about it. Otherwise they will not accept a non-vote and you will get a fine.
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I've been thinking about this question all night, and it really is a tough one! I'm assuming you know how to program... because you want to make a program. As far as actually programming it, I'm stumped. One way you could try this though, would be to set up AOL Instant Messenger to recieve test messages from Mobile Phones. Then use AIM triton, and put up an away message. When you are done with the voting, it should say "You have X Number of Messages" and that will be a very good approximation of the number of votes you recieved, though you'd have to do the tally of who/what they voted for on your own. I know how to program something that could read in a file and determine how many votes of each occured, but to actually recieve text messages or whatnot via a modem and phone line, this is much more difficult, and more of a question for a "computer experts" forum. You'll have to be a quite advanced programmer to pull this off, as I'm a Sophmore in Computer Science, fluent in several computer languages, and still do not know how to do this.
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First off, your phone should be WAP or GPRS enabled (both equipped from the factory, and hooked up to WAP/GPRS mobile internet through your Network provider).\n\nThen after reading this,  head over to http://mobile.yahoo.com where it'll fill you in on the rest.
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TODAY we are having an ELECTION...provided you are a REGISTERED VOTER, you go to the POLLING LOCATION in your VOTING DISTRICT and SIGN IN...then, you FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS given by ELECTION WORKERS who will tell you how to CAST YOUR VOTE for the CANDIDATE(S) and/or REFERENDUM QUESTIONS on the BALLOT...then you LEAVE and LIE YOUR A55 OFF to the EXIT POLLERS...any more QUESTIONS?
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No... there needs to be no electronic involvement.  Votes need to be done on paper, countable, and recountable.  We must have a system that can be verified and legitimized.  I have already volunteered to spend many, many hours counting ballots (along with two others).
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There is a list here contacts, find your state and give them a call.  They are controlled by the state you live in.\n\nhttp://www.nass.org/electioninfo/state_contacts.htm