That would be cool — systems to compete with Dominion.
I know of a system enhancement that can be implemented very easily from a technical point of view. Here it is:
The Dominion and other ballots print a number in the upper left hand corner of the ballot. In Georgia this contains the number for the specific district and a unique number indicating the specific form presented to the voters which will vary by precinct. So this might read 2A-256, meaning District 2A and form 256.
What I propose is adding an alpha-numeric number after these other numbers such as DHF-673 — that is a unique identifier in the precinct and something the voter can easily remember or jot down.
The purpose of that number is — after the election — for the voter to easily scan the image of the ballots online (since these in Georgia become public records) and find the ballot with the identifier DHF-673.
This, then, becomes a way for a voter to personally check to make sure HIS VOTE WAS COUNTED among the final ballots tabulated.
And if enough people are trained to check for this number, it becomes an easy way to frustrate fraud and give voters confidence that their vote counted.
FReepers, what do you think of this proposal. Does it have any merit?