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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a paper record" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a physical document or written evidence that is stored on paper.
Example: "For legal purposes, it is important to maintain a paper record of all transactions."
Alternatives: "a physical record" or "a written record".
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The Help America Vote Act required that direct-recording machines generate a paper record suitable for a manual recount – but not necessarily a voter-verifiable paper trail.
Most problematic have been machines known as D.R.E.s (direct-recording electronic devices), which do not provide voters with a paper record of their choices.
Voting machines aren't reliable and don't generate a paper record.
The resulting systems produce both an electronic record and a paper record.
It automatically produces a paper record of your work without a printing device.
Without a paper record, it's nearly impossible to audit the final vote tally.
Rather, Scott sought to create a paper record of human speech that could later be deciphered.
What is needed is a paper record of each voter's choices that the voter can verify.
Instead of a paper record, the input to the system must be paper-based.
Why not have a paper record for the most precious thing we do as citizens?
Representative Rush Holt has introduced a bill calling for each machine to produce a paper record that the voter verifies.
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