Reply #3: I'd recommend against it, but no one will listen to me.

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First, it is less likely to be counted, and if the fix is in, it's much easier to cheat with paper ballots.

Second, you'll slow down the process, which means longer lines, which means more chance people will leave without voting.

Third, if the results are fixed, they will be fixed at the counting stage, not just the casting stage. Which means it really doesn't matter what medium you vote on, they'll miscount it.

Fourth, there wouldn't be enough paper ballots cast to prove anything. If a third were paper (and that's not even close to likely to happen), they wouldn't be enough to prove anything had happened.

Fifth, if they are cheating, the more we force them to rig the numbers, the more likely they are to get caught. Casting your vote on paper won't make it any harder for them to cheat, it will just give them an excuse to explain the screwed-up results if they get caught.

It's a protest that will hurt our side more than theirs. Fight the battle in the courts and legislatures, and you have a better chance of winning.