>You could still have a recount even with your touch screen system. Someone would still want the machine-printed forms recounted in a tight election...
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>Also, is the county or place of voting responsible for the costs of those machines? I'm not sure there, but if it is the responsibility of a little town to purchase new machines that could be a big burden on their taxes. Probably why many are still on paper and punch card ballots.

You have a valid point, but economies of scale on a state-wide level would probably bring the cost down to an acceptable level (hardware-wise). We are talking about pretty dumb terminals here, less'n a card puncher/ballot printer is required.

I don't know at what level the costs come in. Probably it differs from state to state. All I'm saying is the technology exists. For small cities or counties, it wouldn't make much sense. But for a large county - like Palm Beach, which seems to have trouble with this whole process - it could save them a lot of time, money, and the wailing and gnashing of teeth.