An Argument For Paper Ballots

[lame54]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxF4y9tSG08

[lightningandsnow]

1. Where I live (Canada), in our last (local) elections, we used paper ballots, counted automatically.

The exception was if you voted in advance, or were a person with a disability who needed to use the Voter Assist Terminal. I voted well in advance, so I used a touch-screen terminal. I was terrified of pressing the wrong thing, but I had three separate opportunities to check that my selections were correct.

For most people, they voted on a paper ballot, but the votes were counted by machine. However, before a voter left the polling station, the person at the machine made sure to check that the ballot went through, confirming that they filled it out correctly.

For some reason, I don't believe we've ever had a problem. :shrug:

[Mnpaul]

2. The best argument for paper ballots

Senator Al Franken.