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Election Reform

eridani

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2. Paper ballots can be scanned and audited.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 16, 2015, 05:22 AM

Sep 2015

Scanning technology is mature, and with sufficient hand count auditing can work well for complex ballots. Touch screens are fine as an interface, IMO, but should never be used for tabulation.

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'Perilously' Outdated Voting Machines Threaten 2016 Election, Report Finds [View all] eridani Sep 2015 OP

"more affordable and flexible voting machines" - also "more hackable?" PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #1

Paper ballots can be scanned and audited. eridani Sep 2015 #2

Compare this to the german system: DetlefK Sep 2015 #3

Rather convenient that they don't have school board levies, ballot initiatives, sewer commissioner eridani Sep 2015 #5

Some might be interested in why Germany OUTLAWED electronic vote counting. Stevepol Sep 2015 #10

Why does this story make me feel as though a stolen election is already being planned? merrily Sep 2015 #4

"voter verified paper ballot as the ballot of record" elehhhhna Sep 2015 #6

There is no precinct in the U.S. with more than 2000 voters. elehhhhna Sep 2015 #7

Voter verified paper ballot as the ballot of record! Hortensis Sep 2015 #8

Agreed. But I don't see a problem with scanning, provided that the audit trail is-- eridani Sep 2015 #9