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In reply to the discussion: The reality about "vote flipping" machines in NC and elsewhere [View all]Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)the two totals. If there is a discrepancy then whole precinct may be audited. If the digital count is different than the paper count, absent evidence of tampering with the paper, paper beats digital.
The law also requires a printer which prints what is displayed on the screen and what is selected, including changes to the selection. A voter then pages through the ballot making their choices. They may back up and review any time. Once they are happy with the results they can press "Cast Vote" which gives them the usual "Are you sure?" prompt, then records the vote (in memory and on paper) when you answer yes.
The selected candidate just has a radio button beside their name, the choice is not animated (though I have not seen this year's setup, so I will ask my wife, who is a poll worker, if this has changed). At the end of the day, the machines are closed down, the totals are tallied on a laptop which then transmits the results to the BoE. The paper tapes and memory cards are stored in a lock bag, and the bag is taken to the BoE office (who have the key) and stored for canvassing/auditing later. There is a fair amount of paperwork that teh judges at the precinct have to sign off on, so it is a pretty regimented procedure.
I am hoping to get back into volunteering at the polls now that my nemesis at the county BoE has retired. He and I locked horns over TS systems (he had total faith in them I didn't) and he wouldn't let me near them on election day, believing I was out to "sabotage" them to make him look bad.