http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/voting/colloq/
Jones Talk, Slide 3

A Brief History of Voting Technology

• The Australian Paper Ballot
  -- First use, Victoria, Australia, 1858.
  -- First use in United States, New York and Massachusetts, 1888.
  • Ballots printed by election authority.
  • Ballots issued to voters at polling place.
  • Ballots voted in privacy booth.
  
  -- Weakness: Requires secure printing and storage

  We must prevent even one pre-printed ballot from entering general circulation prior to the close of the election!

  -- Weakness: Requires interpretation rules

  Lack of standards leads to subjective vote counts, but uniform objective standards can be used to exclude the obvious intent of the voter!

  -- Strength: Secret and private

  Privacy means that an observer cannot determine how you voted.
  Secrecy means that you cannot disclose your vote.