[geeks] I just saw...

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Tue, 7 Nov 2006, Lionel Peterson wrote:

> All this talk of paper trail and audit receipts is a bad idea, in my
> opinion - if a machine makes two independent records,one electronic,
> one on paper - if they diverge, which is trusted?

That's pretty simple.  The voter has the paper record in his hand and
can verify how he voted.

> No - no receipt you can carry away to prove you voted a certain way,
> not ever - that leads to vote selling...

Better to sell them retail than to sell them wholesale.

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