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Why the need for a paper trail?Why the need for a paper trail?Posted Aug 20, 2004 3:44 UTC (Fri) by freemars (subscriber, #4235)In reply to: Why the need for a paper trail? by vdvo Parent article: Will 'controlled open source' software take over election work? (NewsForge)
What have I missed? Sammy the Enforcer hangs around outside the polls and offers you $100 to vote for Slimey Fred. He instructs you "use 8353459322 as your identifier." The day after the election Sammy reads the newspaper and notes that voter "8353459322" voted for Honest Ellen. After breakfast Sammy stops by your house and breaks your legs. Or Sammy reads the paper and notices that nobody used ID "8353459322" in your ward. After breakfast Sammy stops by your house and breaks your legs. But if Sammy sees that voter "8353459322" cast a ballot for Slimey Fred he'll stop by your house and give you $100. Isn't it simpler to just print the official, recountable, ballot, let the voter view it behind glass, and then drop it into the locked box?
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