Accidental bugs or intentional malicious code in e-voting machines could theoretically alter an election's results. ACM said that a paper trail will provide a way to double-check what's happening inside machines from companies such as Diebold Election Systems and Sequoia Voting Systems--a feat that would not otherwise be possible. Such systems are expected to be used by tens of millions of voters in the Nov. 2 U.S. election.
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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?
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