Comments on: Computer scientists slam e-voting machines

Experts recommend the machines not be used in elections unless they provide a physical paper trail.

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I can't understand the disagreements computer scientists have with electronic voting systems. I understand that electronic votes can not be counted, but what are atomic database transactions for in the first place. Banks are able to keep tallys of funds without losing track, why not computerization for voting?

[OscarWeb]

They are not disagreeing.

These computer scientists are not disagreeing with electronic voting machines. They are merely stating a well-known fact. There must be an option of having a printed record so that votes CAN be recounted if necessary and so that a person can make sure that the system recorded their vote as they intended. Banks maintain a paper trail for their transactions, and automated teller machines issue printed records of their transactions. It's the same principle.