But the mechanical voting machines have been plagued, at times, with problems; if the machine's counter is broken, for instance, there is no paper record to double-check a vote.
When people register to vote, they check a box attesting that they are U.S. citizens.
If you are in need of an accessible ride to the polls, you should check out Carpool Vote, a nationwide election ride-share program.
"Every opportunity should be pursued to check the vote tabulation from alternative sources," said Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former Nigerian leader who is heading the Carter Center delegation.
You can't 'refund' a vote and 'vote statements' can't be provided to check your vote was correctly recorded as that would enable vote selling and coercion".
And there is no way to double check the vote on these creatures since there is no paper trail.
The supporting side argues that since people use an ID to rent a car, board a flight, or check into a hotel, voting should be no different.
If the electorate wants to check out and vote for a fantasy rather than addressing the real problems facing the country, then that country's citizens will get exactly what they deserve.
"I know some people like to think there's this simplistic correlation between writing a check and getting a vote," he said.
Steele said the Oscars voting would remain entirely secret, but Robertson indicated that PwC might, in a pinch, reserve the right to check who voted for whom.
You may need the information on it to check that your vote was counted.
