I like the idea of a hybrid approach. 10 years ago when I was in school, we took standardized tests using Scantron forms (https://www.scantron.com/ https://www

I like the idea of a hybrid approach. 10 years ago when I was in school, we took standardized tests using Scantron forms (https://www.scantron.com/ https://www.scantron.com/). It's basically a piece of paper that can be run through a machine so the results of the test can be measured. Something like this would still retain the benefits of an electronic system, while also leaving behind a paper receipt that can be stored separately from the electronic results in case votes need to be audited / recounted, etc. Paper ballots (with electronic tallying) is also not susceptible to things like power outages, networking issues, software bugs, etc, since you'd always be able to fallback to the paper ballots if a component of the electronic system fails. Side note: if I had to guess, the biggest risk with paperless machines is the possibility of software bugs that skew the results in unexpected ways. I would love to know what kind of quality checks + testing goes in to voting machine software... can't imagine how to test a system that's only used at full capacity on 1 day every 4 years.