I could possibly go for a paper trail if it was printed directly into some sealed box and they did have to match the # of signatures within maybe .01% or so.
I just hate recounts.. Hate, hate, hate em.
Why?
Well think a minute. A spoiled ballot is usually due to inattentiveness of the voter, confusion on the part of the voter, or just plain getting the instructions wrong. Which party's rank and file supporters are more likely to do that? Not the Republican!
Now when they go to recount, they start to look at those spoiled ballots and fight over those that are only marginally wrong. The election judges almost always rule in favor of these, as they want every vote to count. Since we don't have a law requiring an intelligence test to vote, these dummies then get counted in the end.