Democracy Expires

"Thomas J. Paladino Jr." wrote . And
people should get a copy of the paper record as well, so that they can
verify their vote. A simple printer with carbon paper connected to these
machines would solve all the problems. One copy goes to the voter, the
other
straight into a box in the machine.

I disagree. The voter should *not* retain a copy. Too easy to cause a forced
vote.
"Tomorrow, after the election, bring your ballots to work. I assume you
voted for X. If you want to keep your job."

The voter should see and verify the printout, which then goes into the
locked box.

Pete