No real possible audit trail. Machine-scanned paper ballots are the best possible solution--as the voted ballots are sealed inside the machines, and can be counted directly by humans in the event of a recount. No "all electronic" solution will EVER be as secure.
The chances of human error are so much greater than machine error that hand recounts only appeal is that it is so time consuming people just give up and accept the results, no matter what they are. How many times did we used to count and recount money to make sure we were right? 3, I think. Imagine three manual recounts.
"No real possible audit trail."
?? Except for the paper that prints after you vote.
i never said the solution would be all electronic. just secure and reliable. it would have the added bonus of being able to produce instant, up to the second tallies across the nation.
EXACTLY!...best post on this thread!