I voted on Tuesday. Although I don’t approve of the extended early voting I still make use of it. It went smoothly and I was pleased to see something new.
Paper ballots.
The machines were still there. I had to get a number to put in the machine but when I finished making my wishes known the machine printed out the results of what I had marked. So far, so good. Then I was told to take it to another machine, check to see if it was accurate and put the paper in the second machine. That was when it was counted. Cool.
I did not get a copy. Not so cool. My paper stayed in the machine.
But it was still better than just electronics. There will theoretically be a trail that can be followed. The problem for me is that I don’t know if my vote was tallied honestly. I should be able to check that someway and with modern technology it is doable. If nothing else I should be able to take the number I used to get my ballot, go on line and check to see if what they have matches what I did.
We are making progress. I hope it does not stop here.
homo unius libri
Friday, February 25, 2022
Opus 2022-080: Election 2022: Half a Paper Trail Is Better Than None
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