Amen.
I say return to the pen and paper.
If the optical scanners can be so easily hacked, use the same paper ballots currently use and count them by hand with representatives of all candidates present at all times during the counting process. Disputed votes can go to an arbitrator, but in the large majority of elections, the numbers of disputed votes should be so small as to not affect the outcome.
Better to wait a few days for the counting to end then allow the other side to cheat its way into power.
If Obama is allowed to be President this way, then WE are encouraging such behavior.
Yes and Yes. Other suggestions: (1) Get rid of early voting! It's only an inducement to more chating. (2) Voter ID cards. (3) No same day registration. (4) Registrants must prove their age and citizenship with appropriate documents before they get their voter ID.
Very good suggestions!