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Regardless of the outcome of a recount, I hope the lesson learned is how are we going to deal with electronic voting in a time when close elections are the norm in many, many races. There are obvious faults with any kind of system, but I think there is greater opportunity in today's society for there to be "electronic fraud". In my county, we have a very simple ballot that asks you to complete a line by the candidate you choose. Once done, you slide it into a scanner, which ensures you have not double voted on any issue. If you have, it spits out the ballot and you can redo the form. The usable ballots are kept in case of a recount, which can be done by computer recount or visual recount. Simple system - few mistakes - very cheap technology. Seems like a no brainer to me.
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