After the past two presidential elections, it’s easy to see why Florida Gov. Charlie Crist wants to ditch electronic voting machines in favor of paper-based ballots. Crist notes that the 2000 race specifically was a wake up call that something needed to be done to fix the problems associated with voting electronically.
He will be asking Florida legislature for $20 million in funding to switch to a paper-based machine so that proper records are ensured. With the reliability of Diebold nowadays, perhaps regressing technologically is the best move.
Florida governor wants to dump touch-screen voting [Reuters]
I prefer the paper ballots, so it seems like a good move to me. Also, I hope it reduces election controversies, which are getting tiresome. IMHO, if you can’t figure out your ballot and take care to fill it out according to your preferences, you don’t deserve to vote.