Reply #7: She'd rather hear the sound of her own voice than answer clearly. [View All]

[TahitiNut]

That syndrome annoys the shit out of me. (Excuse me. Wiping. Back.)

The answer is clear, imho. A paper ballot is absolutely necessary under ANY condition. For those jurisdictions that want the 'speed' of some computerized tally, optical scan is sufficient but the paper ballots must be manually audited to give strong (98% confidence) assurance that the computerized tally has no material miscounts. Where the manual audit does not give that assurance, a FULL manual recount MUST be automatic before the election can be certified. When the manual count shows a material difference, the Attorney General MUST investigate for fraud, based on a prima facie presumption of fraud.