Casting your ballot via an electronic machine that lacks a paper trail (commonly referred to as “touch screen voting”) is a violation of your civil right to have your intent counted in an election. There are 15 states that, at least in part, allow voting on touchscreen devices without a paper trail that confirms the voter’s intention. That makes a true recount virtually impossible, and raises serious questions about hacking, or the possibility of improperly calibrated machines leading to a skewed result. Some state legislatures have taken measures to abolish touch screen voting in favor of paper ballots. All states, however, should do so; The future of American’s faith in elections are at stake.
According to Ballotpedia, fifteen states employ direct recording (touch screen) voting machines that do not have a paper trail:
10 states have some jurisdictions that use voting machines with no paper trail:
– Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. The Florida secretary of state’s office told Conservative Review that only those asking to vote on ADA compliant machines are allowed to vote on touchscreens. The rest of the state uses paper ballots.
Five states have touch screen-only voting equipment:
– Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, New Jersey, and South Carolina
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It is a civil right that your vote be counted as you intended it to be counted. Without a paper record of your vote, that is not possible. For that reason alone states that have electronic voting should, at a minimum, allow you to cast a vote by paper ballot if you request to do so. But not all states do.
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Some states, including Virginia, have taken measures to move away from electronic touch screen voting. Peter Dena, the spokesman for the Virginia Department of General Services, told Conservative Review that the Virginia legislature has passed legislation banning the use of DRE machines starting in July of 2020 — in time for the next presidential election. The bill was signed into law by the governor on March 23, 2016.
More states should follow Virginia’s lead and go back to paper ballots. Until then, there is ample reason to doubt the integrity of elections in the states that use touch screen voting machines.
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Touch screen voting, with no paper trail is a violation of your civil right to have your intention counted. https://t.co/Qdmo9iUtXA
— Rob Eno (@Robeno) November 1, 2016
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