Where I vote we use scannable paper ballots where votes are made by filling in an oval with indelible ink from a ball point pen. It is then fed into a machine that scans and retains the ballot. If someone over votes or otherwise spoils a ballot the machine rejects it and a new ballot is presented to the voter. Absentee ballots are received by the city clerk brought to the precinct on Election Day and fed into the machine by precinct workers. The signatures on ballot applications are checked against those on the voter registrations at his time voters must also present identification or sign an affidavit attesting to their identity unless recognized by precinct workers. The ballots can be either recounted or rescanned and the ballots from each precinct are stored in sealed bags in sealed containers and kept in the custody of the local police.