85% Want Paper Ballots
People want paper. It is clear that voters want their votes recorded in a way that they can understand. A new poll from Pennsylvania has these results:
The HAVA-required switch to new voting technology is a hot issue nationwide. In PA, 11.6% of respondents supported electronic only voting and record keeping. 85% supported the requirement of paper ballots . . . .
Most voters were willing to use electronic voting as long as it was backed up by paper that the voters could verify. A few voters are willing to go without paper, but an exactly equal number want to do without the electronic gadgets and use only paper or lever machines.
This is a good opportunity to speak up if you are one of the 85%.
Email your auditor. Point out this poll and say you speak for the vast majority of voters. The address can be found here by clicking on your county.
The poll is described as “possibly the first poll run by a media website”. It was conducted by Zogby International. They interviewed 850 likely Pennsylvania voters online on January 26th and 27th, asking more than 70 questions.
Note the irony here: These people were polled while on their computers connected to the internet. So they are not Luddites. But they still want paper used in real elections.