We have paper ballots in Oregon and it isnt a problem. Unlike a scantron, the ballot is 5x the size with 5x fewer options so it isn't crammed full of little tiny bubbles to pencil in. They also print on the ballot instructions for what to do if you select the wrong bubble (cross out the bubble with an X and fill in the correct one), so that isn't a problem either.

It seems people in this thread are just giving cover to shitty practices and election fraud under the guise of "I can invent a problem in my mind therefore it's an actual problem and why these deceptive practices must exist."

hanging chads... shudder

any teacher who has ever used a scantron for their tests will know that “fill only one bubble per entry” is difficult for a surprising percentage of the population.

Yeah, but they're dealing with kids.

You would hope that an adult who is competent enough to be voting should be able to accomplish such a simple task.

right, but scantrons are small and ballots are big. it's not that difficult to spoil a ballot and get a new one

idk, my experience as a voter and my understanding of how it goes through discussion with my parents and their friends who have worked the polls many times makes it seem like the process is pretty okay, overall

I'll have to remember to bring the topic back up in the upcoming elections