[gb63]

"paper record of his own vote,"
That is exactly what I would like implemented. Vote with a secure electronic machine, which would produce one or more numbered written receipts. The voter would take away a receipt. If a particular election was legally protested, the judge could invite voters to bring in their copies for comparsion.

[DBrow]

"the judge could invite voters to bring in their copies for comparsion."

Union bosses, too. Plus, I can tell the homeless guy that he gets his carton of smokes AFTER he comes out of the booth, and a certain Reverend can offer the Poke Chop Dinner to certain receipt holders, day of or after the election.

Making reciepts mandatory would sure make your investment in a vote more secure!

And, of course, the little printer and roll of tape could NEVER be duplicated outside the voting precinct, so if there were 10,000 votes cast and they all responded to the judges call, only 10,000 receipts would show up, and they'd all be originals.