Ban voting machines that leave no paper trail

To the Editor: Now that the election is over and we have yet another election for which the actual vote count can never be verified, I believe that our state legislature should vote to ban the use of any electronic voting machines until such time as these electronic voting machines are equipped with a paper printout. The voter could then use this paper printout in an attempt to “verify” that his votes may actually have been recorded properly. After “verifying” his vote, the voter would be required to deposit this paper printout in a secure “ballot” box. Then, in the case of a contested election, the final legal vote would be obtained by counting the votes on these paper printouts, instead of just rereading the vote totals tabulated by the electronic voting machines that are in question. If our State Courts want to perform a real service for the citizens of the State of New Jersey, the Courts will vacate the results of any contested election for which an adequate system for recounting the actual votes was not provided. William H. Gettler Wantage