Why You're Still Voting on Paper

摘要

If the 2000 election taught us anything, it's that balky voting equipment can make the difference between a president and a loser. This year, in an attempt to correct what went wrong four years ago in Florida, many states will replace paper-based voting machines with ATM-like gadgets called direct-recording electronics, or DREs. Many election-watchers already think the new system won't work: What if the computers screw up? One presumptive solution, a hard copy backup called a voter-verifiable paper trail, has become a requirement in some states. But it might be financially insupportable and logistically disastrous. And that's just the beginning. Here's why evoting isn't everywhere.