At least in this case, they have actual paper ballots to do a hand count. And the hand count in this case also corrected the record.
In GA, and any other places using these Diebold election machines, there is no paper ballot. EVERYTHING is electronic. And there were more than a few (hundreds) of people who reported touching the Republican candidate and having the checkmark show up next to the Democrat. How many others didnt notice the switch and have their vote stolen??
Regardless of the system used, there should ALWAYS be a paper ballot for just these reasons. A hand count will sometimes be necessary.
I agree with you on the system in Georgia. There's NO paper trail. While I was waiting to vote I saw a fellow leave with one of the cards they use. I'm not sure, what its the purpose of the cards? Validate a new voter record on the machine perhaps? Or does it contain a record of your vote? At any rate, this guy walked out with one, and there was no one to stop him. I young kid of maybe 19 was collecting the cards, you simply droped them in an open box on the way out the door, but in my book such a thing is a major security violation.
You or someone else suggested the other day some type of paper tape system. An obvious paper tail... so why not?
Oh, and on the sign-in sheet, one of the things you could bring along as proof of ID was documentation of a sex change operation.
I'm serious.