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45. We are getting new voting machines which

allow a touch screen to make selections, but produce a paper ballot.
After you have checked in, instead of a printed ballot you will be handed a blank paper. It's the same weight and size as our old paper ballots were. So the election judge will issue a code for you to access the ballot for your precinct.
The voter uses a touch screen for each selection then when the voter is satisfied with the selections, the blank ballot is inserted and printed. The voter can review the printout, make sure it's correct and take it to the scanner. If the voter made a mistake, the printout can be returned to the election judge and a new blank and access code will be given to the voter.

Even before these new machines, we had an excellent chain of custody for our paper ballots. They came in a sealed box inside the scanner, we broke a seal to get in and the seal number was recorded. At the end of the day, the voted ballots are placed in a box which is sealed and the seal number is recorded. Every piece of equipment is sealed and resealed. Unused ballots were locked back into the scanner and the keys are returned to the Elections office separately.

Of course now we will not have printed ballots and will not be returning unvoted ballots to the Elections Office. Just blank paper to use next time. (We are going to save a fortune on printing!! In the elections I have judged I never used more than 25% of the printed ballots which were supplied)