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Hello, Dimitry?

Tonight on WBEZs pre-election coverage (which was surprisingly useful) was interviewing a representative of the Cook County Board of Elections about the new gee-wizz voting machines when a caller asked a pointed and topical question. Does there exist, he asked, a way for the new video touch-screen voting machines to produce a paper trail that will allow for an audit or recount of election results?

There has been a large amount of concern over this issue. Why is it that voting machines from such companies as Diebold do not include paper trails when Diebold consumer products — from ATM machines to grocery store checkout counters — have such features. Moreover, why do we need such complicated voting systems at all?

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