Voting results

[JamesB925703]

" "But what AARP strongly believes in is your right to vote and the importance of exercising that right."

As AARP clearly points out in their statement above we all believe in our right to vote.  For many years now I have been attempting to point out a rather large anomaly in the voting process.  The voting process does not include a receipt for a voters ballot when cast.  If we all believe that it is our right to vote then it makes since that we as individual voters should be able to verify and confirm that our vote was recorded as it was marked on our ballot.  A simple receipt for each ballot cast would help legitimize the voting process for all.   We would never think of using a bank that did not give a receipt for our money when making a deposit. Every transaction we make today includes a receipt. Those receipts are individualized and can be kept private and secure.  The lottery system platforms give a ticket which is simply a receipt for the purchase of a ticket that can be used after the lottery draw to verify and confirm a winner and/or loser.  Lottery systems process well over 500 million tickets each year. And each and every ticket is individualized for security purposes.  The technology is here today to give voters a receipt for their ballot. Why not use it? AARP is correct, it IS important for us to exercise our rights and vote, but voting is only half of the agreement, as each voter has a right to verify and confirm that their vote counted.