The only thing that was ever wrong with the old punchcard system we had in my state was that it was too accurate, in my opinion. When HAVA was passed and the digital voting machines came here, a group of concerned citizens who were also computer experts began dogging the process diligently, warning again and again that the systems were vulnerable to fraud. Our local election authorities were being pressured to buy the equipment and were being romanced by the companies who sold it. The one in charge became super-defensive, mostly because the spotlight was on her all of a sudden and she was really just a dull bureaucrat who wasn't qualified to make the decision intellectually -- that became obvious. Also it became obvious that her ego came into play because she was put into the spotlight, and that made her irrational. She decided to fight the concerned citizens group and be a contrarian. I digressed, but only because I wanted to make a side point that politics and personalities also come into play with these stupid machines... further complicating things. Anyway long story short, the first election we had with them was FUBAR'ed, and subsequent ones as well. The computer guys were right. I believe that the powers that be wanted this system in place precisely because it is not as accurate and tamper-proof as the old systems.