"A vote in the hand is worth …"

Rutland Herald ^ | 7 March 2007 | Kevin O'Connor

[lifelong_republican]

"People will stay up all night if necessary to reconcile the votes," resident Gary Katz said.

Added Mandell: "We like the sense of community we have now with the present system."

And fellow Selectman Daniel DeWalt: "There's everything good about us counting our own votes."

[lifelong_republican]

The paperless electronic systems are far-too costly to buy and 'maintain', and are unreliable and faulty.

The GAO says all government levels will need to address the problems with electronic voting.

http://www.votetrustusa.org/pdfs/GAOElectronicVoting.pdf

Taxpayers left in the lurch again as another 'voting' machine company bites the dust:

http://www.pal-item.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070308/NEWS01/703080315/1008

[montomike]

The local precinct needs to count their own votes and put their official results on the door. Only then should they send them to county and state and national tabulators.

Why do we need to know who is president two seconds after the polls close?

[lifelong_republican]

Thank you so much for writing that. You are absolutely right! Transparency, security, and accuracy in audited elections are goals Americans can and should attain.