I totally agree - machines might be able to help provide the result quicker, but there should be random external auditing of the machines used or a polling stations results, and a printed paper record to post into the traditional ballot box to allow manual recounts and comparison in case of any doubts or a close run election.
Also, there needs to be a well defined support network in case individuals have any complaints, or polling stations experience problems.
Personally, despite being a geek, I feel happy sticking to the existing paper system overall.
Personally, because of being a geek and in particular a security and cryptography geek, I feel much happier sticking to a paper system.
I'd prefer to move to machine-counted optical-scan ballots though, because I favour more sophisticated voting systems (eg Condorcet) that get very painful to count by hand.
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Also, there needs to be a well defined support network in case individuals have any complaints, or polling stations experience problems.
Personally, despite being a geek, I feel happy sticking to the existing paper system overall.
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I'd prefer to move to machine-counted optical-scan ballots though, because I favour more sophisticated voting systems (eg Condorcet) that get very painful to count by hand.