RE: If I don't get a dollar, I'll vote my principles

["Pete Klammer" <pklammer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >
> >>>5. The argument for uniquely ID ballots is that makes 
> debugging easier. 

Al Kolwicz' system describes serializing ballots AFTER they have been cast
and shuffled, and before they are scanned.  This is particularly valuable to
verify that no ballot gets counted twice, no matter how many times it might
get scanned, rescanned, batches confused, etc.  If this is what you mean by
"debugging" then we agree: unique IDs on ballots is a good idea, if
implemented in a way that can in no way related to the voter or the voters'
sequence.

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