Doesn't this point out a serious flaw in these machines? Shouldn't it also print out a paper copy that is placed into a locked box just like the old paper ballots (and can be visually scanned by the voter to ensure their vote was recorded correctly.) Then if there is a question, you can count the number of paper votes and compare them to the electionic votes. If they don't match up exactly (which they should using an electronic system) you know someone has been toying with the machines.
Tree killer. If more people were like you, we would have more fire breaks and fewer forest fires. You make too much sense.
You would think so. The paper ballots should also be tallied optically (perfect ballots since machine printed right?) Then you'd have two sets of numbers to validate against each other. But some judge would rule that the "paper" totals were correct, if you know what I mean.