> Because having groups of random, untrained people squinting at dangling chads is less error-prone? What on earth? I marked the candidate I wanted to vote for

> Because having groups of random, untrained people squinting at dangling chads is less error-prone? What on earth? I marked the candidate I wanted to vote for with an X in a circle on a paper ballot. Marking circles for more than one candidate is a spoiled ballot you can replace instead of depositing if you wish. This isn't rocket science.