All the propositions were defeated. I admit I voted in favor of the communistic Prop 79, but I never really thought it would pass. Oh well
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I don't much care about the paper ballot, honestly. I just think it would make people feel better, at least for the first few years, and I just wanted to show that it would be easy to do. All we need are two redundant databases that each independently store the votes, so that the two databases can be compared with one another.
There should also be a third machine that registers that you have voted, and counts the number of votes for the polling-place. This machine does not know your voter number, however.
I disagree about the vote-challenging process. This is how it should work: every single vote is online. You get an anonymous, generic-looking receipt with your number. You could easily fake this receipt if you wanted to; it's for your information, and not to show to others. You can go online and check your vote, to make sure it was registered correctly. If you find an error, you can complain. But here's the catch: you don't have to prove it was your vote. When you make a complaint, you have to give your full contact information. Each voter can only make one complaint - it doesn't ensure that they're complaining about their own ballot, but it does ensure that each individual can only complain once. And your complaint is just, "There was an error on this ballot." You don't say who you meant to vote for or anything. (This should reduce the possibility of voter intimidation.) Which ballot you're complaining about is stored independently of the record of the fact that you complained, just like your voter record is stored independently of your vote. Then, if the number of complaints reaches a certain threshold, a recount is ordered. If it reaches another threshold, you must hold another election.
There should also be a third machine that registers that you have voted, and counts the number of votes for the polling-place. This machine does not know your voter number, however.
I disagree about the vote-challenging process. This is how it should work: every single vote is online. You get an anonymous, generic-looking receipt with your number. You could easily fake this receipt if you wanted to; it's for your information, and not to show to others. You can go online and check your vote, to make sure it was registered correctly. If you find an error, you can complain. But here's the catch: you don't have to prove it was your vote. When you make a complaint, you have to give your full contact information. Each voter can only make one complaint - it doesn't ensure that they're complaining about their own ballot, but it does ensure that each individual can only complain once. And your complaint is just, "There was an error on this ballot." You don't say who you meant to vote for or anything. (This should reduce the possibility of voter intimidation.) Which ballot you're complaining about is stored independently of the record of the fact that you complained, just like your voter record is stored independently of your vote. Then, if the number of complaints reaches a certain threshold, a recount is ordered. If it reaches another threshold, you must hold another election.
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