Pardon any possible ignorance here, but is there any way after the fact to check and see who you voted for?
Not just at the polling station, but after the election. I should be able to verify that my vote was in fact registered to me in the way that I voted. Or is that too much to ask for the most technologically advanced nation in history?
where I vote here in Missouri we use a black marker to note our choices, then it gets scanned into a black box when we drop the paper into it. How do I know my vote isn’t being switched right there?
I’m told to trust the system. :D
Voted here in Texas yesterday.
They gave us a smart card with a chip (looks like a credit card).
You stick it in the machine and then go through the menu to vote.
If you vote a straight Republican ticket the machine puts a video X in the boxes for all the Republicans.
After the procedure you have a review screen that allows you to submit the results that you verified.
I verified my results many times before hitting the submit button.
Liked seeing that X next to the Trump/Pence box.
I don’t think so. But the best way to register people to vote to avoid ALL fraud is through fingerprints. Why is that racist? One vote a fingerprint. no felons, illegals or corpses allowed. Perhaps through fingerprints they can also log the individual’s vote. There HAS to be a better way......
Yes, the voting machines show you a review of all your votes before you finally “Cast” them
Nope. If you can then someone else can also. Then it's no longer a secret ballot. Problem is, it has never been a secure ballot. There are some encryption/blockchain ideas percolating to address both issues but they will be a long time coming - never, if Illary wins this time.