Thread by @bernstein_lynn

What if the vote is different from the human readable summary? ex. Computer messes up and the vote (barcode/QR code) doesn't encode a race that is listed on the summary. The summary isn't the official vote, the barcode is. Now what do you count? By law, the barcode! @umbernhard

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This is why the vote must be human readable. A ballot with 2 records of voter intent + computer glitch = legal disaster. What if the barcode says one thing, but the human readable summary says another?Make no mistake the barcode IS the official vote.

Barcode/QR ballots create a scenario where there there are 2 records of voter intent. A vote and human readable summary. Which one counts if an audit picks up a discrepancy? According to law, the barcode. Now what do you do? Recount the summaries in the whole state by hand?

Barcode/QR code ballots are a liability for states. I'm proud that @NCSBE is taking the extra time to make this decision of whether or not to certify.