Election Reform

That was when Bob Taft (R) was governor.

He only contracted one company (Diebold) to supply the machines and they had no paper trail. He even claimed at one point that the technology wasn't available to print one.

Ted Strickland took over in 2007 and overhauled the entire system. Now three companies supply machines and they all have a real time print-out of each ballot. That paper is rolled up into the machine after each vote.

At the end of the day, those paper rolls are removed and signed by all four poll workers (2 dems 2 repubs) then locked into a steel box with a security tag. That security serial number is recorded into the poll book, signed off by all four workers, and returned to the Board Of Elections by one dem and one repub. The paper rolls are stored there under lock & key for two years in case of a dispute or recount.

The machines themselves are also sealed with security tape over the access ports and numbers are again recorded in the book and verified by all four of us.

No one has to trust anyone in Ohio anymore. Failsafe abounds.