Comment by Nancy W. Munkenbeck (General Public)

I have been working with computer and software systems since 1970. While such systems can be efficient, detecting errors or deceptions in software can be extraordinarily difficult. Software based systems allow a fast accounting of the voting record, but the importance of the popular vote in a democratic society requires that a non-software based system be in place to record and store voting records for later review and auditing of the electronic system.