His obligation to ensure that voting machines function properly and inspire voter confidence argues for a total ban.

A spokesman for Sequoia said that providing paper had less to do with security than with voter confidence.

We need a paper trail to restore voter confidence now.

Rather than inspire voter confidence, she said, Mr. Shelley has undermined it.

And voter confidence will be put to the test as soon as this fall in close local elections.

Major political parties, beset by scandal and loss of voter confidence, underwent far-reaching changes.

It is not too late to instill voter confidence in our fall elections.

Supporters said it would increase voter confidence through a better verification process.

"This measure will restore voter confidence in our election process and will serve as a model for the rest of the nations," Governor Bush proclaimed.

He said that the goal was to "balance trying to make this election work in those 10 counties with improving voter confidence."