$22 million worth of voting machines in Ohio are being left in storage for the next election. 5000 machines will be left switched off when Cuyahoga County chooses to go back to good old pencil and paper.
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Reminds me of the joke (I hope) about NASA spending millions to develop a pressurised pen that would work in Space. The Russians just used a pencil…
A while back I watched a great documentary on electronic voting machines and the potential for fraud. Worth a look if you have the time: http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/hackingdemocracy/index.html
I keep meaning to. You have to define the problem before you can decide whether there is a technological solution and I’m not sure if voting using pencil and paper is a particular problem.
I always enjoy the counting of the ballot papers. It’s the only time political activists meet on neutral ground; the fighting over for another year. I have my annual conversation with the Leader of the local Liberal Democrats at the count for example. It’s tradition.
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