As a full fledged nerd since the days of punch cards who things many more things can and should be automated, voting is one area where I am firmly convinced that paper ballots are the way to go. At least as far into the future as I can see.
THE problem with electronic voting methods of any kind that I know of is that at some level they require someone to program a computer. Maybe using a high level ballot layout template so similar but it's programming all the same. And there is no real beta period. So ballots are live on their first use. This is just bad. And no matter what electronic ballots are not as secure as paper. Especially when it comes to recounts. If they record choices wrong, no one can ever go back and check.
Paper works. We use it where I live. And unless there's a modem failure results are know county wide (just under 1 million people) about 30 minutes after the polls close.
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