I think the logic behind the physical ballot is that you're more likely to vote for you who intend to if you fill in the box yourself. It's maybe more reassuring to voters when they physically mark the ballot. People also might not always carefully look over their printed ballot.
ItтАЩs a supremely unnecessary process. In Georgia, we use touchscreen voting. It then prints out the physical ballot, which allows us to review our choices prior to feeding into the secure bin. The process described above violates the secrecy of the voterтАЩs ballot if thereтАЩs any issue manually filling in the markings.
It's because a lot of people don't trust the machines -- they want a physical record of the votes for a possible recount and verification.
Making it taking longer to vote can be viewed as voter suppression. But it can also be viewed as being diligent, thorough and accurate.
Democracy is hard.
I think the logic behind the physical ballot is that you're more likely to vote for you who intend to if you fill in the box yourself. It's maybe more reassuring to voters when they physically mark the ballot. People also might not always carefully look over their printed ballot.
ItтАЩs a supremely unnecessary process. In Georgia, we use touchscreen voting. It then prints out the physical ballot, which allows us to review our choices prior to feeding into the secure bin. The process described above violates the secrecy of the voterтАЩs ballot if thereтАЩs any issue manually filling in the markings.