“It definitely improves the process remarkably for minority language voters, people with disabilities, election officials and voters consistently like using the machines. However, we have been too quick to embrace these aspects of the machines without also addressing their shortcomings and the lack of transparency that comes with them.” (Mr. Hall in a July 5, 2006 email to ProCon.org)

“The move to electronic voting has placed limits and barriers on the ability of election officials and the public to oversee election technology and ultimately elections. As computers replace paper and pen, the functionality of voting systems has moved from plain view to closed quarters. The previously transparent and familiar process of voting on pen and paper has been enclosed by technology that creates barriers to public and official knowledge and evaluation of the voting process.”