I think I'd rather just have the paper ballots counted by a separate machine/person. I know it's redundant but it's worth it to have the systems totally indepe

I think I'd rather just have the paper ballots counted by a separate machine/person. I know it's redundant but it's worth it to have the systems totally independent of one another (and independently upgradable). It's the IRL equivalent of sacrificing some DRYness to achieve loose coupling.