How Many Paperless Votes June 6?
Given a choice between the familiar paper ballots and the exotic vote-manipulating devices known as touchscreens, what did Iowa voters do on June 6? How many voted on paper and how many tapped their choices to the man (?) behind the Diebold screen and then left the polling place without knowing whether their vote had been recorded anywhere?
Soon we will know, thanks to the efforts of Iowan’s for Voting Integrity. They are asking 56 county auditors for the numbers of votes cast on paper as well as on the touchscreens. Those counties offered both voting systems in each precinct. Early responses indicate wide variation between counties, from a low of 13% voting the paperless way to a high of nearly 75%.
In the other counties voters have no choice. Some have all paper ballots while others have no paper ballots at the polls.
The Secretary of State does not collect this information. Unfortunately some auditors have balked at answering the survey.