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by skybrian 3210 days ago
Yes, they don't actually give you a receipt, for this reason.

One way it's done is that after entering your choices on touchscreen, you see the printed receipt through a glass window, and then it's stored so a recount can be done if necessary.

However, an electrically scanned paper ballot seems a lot simpler.

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> you see the printed receipt through a glass window

I actually believe this is actually the best possible situation.

The voting machine should print a clear, unambiguous, ballot and on-screen tell you to verify it before you officially "cast" your vote. "If the ballot below does not represent your choices, please click <HERE> to request an attendant."

I'm thinking of this more as having printers that print out an unambiguous completed ballot and less as voting machines that "also print out a copy".