[EM] Re: rank/approval cutoff ballot

[Abd ul-Rahman Lomax]

At 01:40 PM 7/20/2005, Araucaria Araucana wrote:
>And we reach the key point!  Paper ballot is the only true one
>counted.  The terminal is merely an assistant.

The paper ballot is the only one that *counts* in the long run, since it 
was verified by the voter, but the machine counts might be transmitted and 
used for announcing results. The paper ballots could be scanned to confirm 
the transmitted votes, later. (The ballot would be designed for easy 
scanning with any home computer and a scanner. Which means that each 
precinct could scan its own ballots and compare them with precinct results 
from the central tabulation agency.)