DO ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE IMPROVES THE VOTING PROCESS?

Originally developed in the 1970s, direct recording
electronic (DRE) voting machines have become
increasingly used nationwide. After the 2000 US
presidential election's troubles with "pregnant” and
"hanging” chads and the subsequent passage of the
2002 Help America Vote Act which swelled use of DREs,
electronic voting technology became widely debated.
Proponents argue that electronic voting machines are
secure, able to unambiguously capture the intent of a
voter, capable of preventing residual votes, reliable, easy
to use, calculate and report voting results faster, and
are accessible to disabled, illiterate, and non-English
speaking voters.
Opponents of electronic voting machines argue that
DREs give too much power over public elections to their
private manufacturers, are vulnerable to hacking and
other forms of tampering, do not allow for meaningful
audits and recounts, and do not offer voters a
trustworthy way to verify their votes.