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Mr. Cox's idea was to package financial deals that would guarantee paper users predictable prices - if not the lowest prices - for the long term.

While there is no consensus in Albany about which one is better, many groups say that election officials should at least have the choice to use optical scanners, which provide a guaranteed paper trail that would permit manual recounts.

With the advent of new technology such as debit cards, internet banking and Faster Payments the method of a guaranteed paper cheque is now regarded as slower and less secure for both the issuing bank and the customer.