I'm surprised to hear that they're having people use pencils. Can't they be tampered with? They had us use black felt tip pens.
In SW Louisiana they used consoles that had the ballots laid out on them with buttons to press alongside the names of the candidates. I was never comfortable with that system. You're trusting that the buttons are programmed to cast the votes correctly. I want my vote to be on paper. In the case of a recount, I want to know that a person will be holding my vote in their hand to be counted. I hope my own district doesn't switch.
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