Reply #7: The machines by Avante Internationl Technology, the Vote-Trakkers

[Eric J in MN]

The machines by Avante Internationl Technology, the Vote-Trakkers, have the printers behind glass.

Machines by other companies which produce paper ballots require the person to put the ballot in an evelope and hand it in.

There is also a machine by VoteHere in which there is a receipt, not a ballot, and people can take the receipt home and call a number to ask if their vote was counted correctly, based on a code. VoteHere machines DON'T allow for meaningful recounts. VoteHere could rig elections by telling people their vote was counted correctly but announcing any totals they feel like.

I like the Avanted machines much better than the VoteHere machines.

If I had my choice though, people would put an "X" in a box on piece of paper, and everyone who voted at a precinct could watch a hand-count.