[xzins]

1. Why do we have to have our results overnight? Why can't it take a few days?

2. This says there's really no improvement on a paper ballot. At least with a paper ballot, you got to see what you wrote down. Then, in case of a close vote or other challenge, the ballots were there to check.

[supercat]

This says there's really no improvement on a paper ballot. At least with a paper ballot, you got to see what you wrote down. Then, in case of a close vote or other challenge, the ballots were there to check.

There are two weaknesses to a paper-ballot system:

• Counting votes requires breaking the seal on the ballot box. This necessarily means destroying evidence of possible ballot tampering.
• Because of cost and logistical considerations, and because of the necessity of keeping votes confidential, it is not possible to make individual paper ballots counterfeit-resistant and traceable.

A well-designed electronic system could overcome these weaknesses without adding new ones. Unfortunately, many electronic systems not only add new weaknesses, but they also fail to correct the problems of paper ballots.