The answer is staring the Times in the face. 

“We have long worried about the design and operation of electronic voting machines, but New York city produces a paper record that could be used for recounts or to resolve disputes.  The idea that poll workers are told to ignore the computers and do the arithmetic by hand is chillingly abusrd.  New York City has a state primary on Sept. 13 and the general election on Nov. 6.  It’s time to stop the cut and add routine and let the computers do their job.

The answer is staring the Times in the face. 

“We have long worried about the design and operation of electronic voting machines, but New York city produces a paper record that could be used for recounts or to resolve disputes.  The idea that poll workers are told to ignore the computers and do the arithmetic by hand is chillingly abusrd.  New York City has a state primary on Sept. 13 and the general election on Nov. 6.  It’s time to stop the cut and add routine and let the computers do their job.