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Name :   Choymae Huie
Organization :   N/A
Post Date :   9/1/2005

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Comment :  6. Given all the problems with electronic voting technology, perhaps the  
simplest and safest way is to follow Canada's example and vote with pencil  
and paper and have human volunteers (or public employees) count the paper  
ballots at every polling place at the end of the voting day in full public  
view (see "human larceny", below, in your note). The numbers are then  
communicated to the central counting places (County registrar in most  
states).  
1. All ballots are re-countable.  
2. It actually gets finished faster.  
3. More jobs and less machinery involved.  
4. Easier to prevent and detect fraud.
Sincerely,
Choymae Huie