In MOST case there are NO PAPER BALLOTS.. just the tallies registered by the machines.. which they can now erase immediately.. thus, NO VOTING RECORD of any kind.
>>>In MOST case there are NO PAPER BALLOTS.
No, the digital images are taken of the paper ballot which are retained for 22 months. That is required by state law.
Digital scans of the ballots cast in Alabama's special
election will not be stored after the polls close Tuesday.
That decision came down from the Alabama Supreme Court which
issued a stay Monday, the day prior to the election,
overturning a same-day circuit court decision that had
required the state to preserve all digital voting records
post-election.
Currently, the paper ballots are saved for 22 months after
federal elections and six months after local elections.
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