This series of pages ©David Sadler

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I ask you.
What does a Democracy need to be able to certify its elections?
What does a voter need
to have assurance his or her ballot
is added to the table of ballots and the votes are summed correctly?

A purple finger ... (voter can't verify vote after leaving polls)	photo by Max Becherer, NY Times
An "I Voted" button or sticker ... (voter can't verify vote after leaving polls)	image by labelvalue.com
"Sealed" printer spools giving an illusion of security (voter can't verify vote after leaving polls)	annotated image of Diebold Accu-Vote TSx printer and spool by Black Box Voting, Inc
Open Code ... (voter can't verify vote after leaving polls)	Call READ_SCREEN /* get data */ Call Print_Charmin /* print the paper */ If new_vote = partyA then do     If totalpartyA > TotalPartyB then do         new_vote = partyB         TotalpartyB = TotalPartyB + new_vote     End End code by Andrew Wanielista

or, ... A process, supported by law, rules and regulations allowing the voter to cast the ballot in total confidentiality then, confirm the ballot and votes AFTER the polls have closed and AFTER the official Table of Ballots has been posted!

Portion of voted Ballot	Itemized Ballot Receipt (IBR)	Table of Ballots showing Presidential race results.

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