The voting machines in my area have some drawbacks, other than the huge one: that there is no paper backup of the votes in PA. The machine was a little confusing to use, because you cast all your votes by way of the touchscreen, then you are supposed to push a plastic button on the frame of the monitor to finalize and cast the ballot. I think the machines were different last election.

There is also no way to know how the system recorded my votes. No confirmation. It just disappears from the screen and you’re supposed to get lost. In some states I heard about people saying a machine switched their vote from one party to the other, and I’m not sure if they’re referring to what they see when you review your vote before it’s cast, or not.

Oh, well, it's done. Crossing my fingers tightly.