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Paper Votings Are Better Than Evms

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I do not agree with using electronic voting machines in place of traditional paper ballots. My reasons why are as follows, first, using EVMs would be costly. Also, EVMs could be hacked. Another reason is that some people would have a hard time using this equipment.

My first reason for not wanting to replace paper ballots with EVMs is that it would be costly. The machine software would need to be updated as well as maintaining the hardware. In 2014 the state of Ohio spent $115 million on EVM upgrades. If a state can't afford to upgrade they would end up with old machines that dont quite work properly. These are some reasons why it would be costly to use EVMs over paper ballots.

Also, EVMs could be hacked unlike paper ballots. Malicious software was discovered transfering votes from one candidate to the other in 2007. Security risk have been found in voting machines made my every major manufacturer, paper doesn't have a security risk. In virginia 2014, EVMs were shut down after voters reported machines recording the wrong votes. These are a few reasons why paper ballots are better than EVMs. …show more content…

Individuals who find computers hard to use will also have trouble with EVMs. Only 32% of Americans older than 59 were comfortable using EVM. At least one study, shows poll workers find the machines difficult to use as well with some of them not even knowing how to turn them on. These are my reasons why people find EVMs hard to

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