For example, some machines have a lifetime electronic odometer that is supposed to read every vote that the machine makes. 举例来说,某些机器有永久电子记录器,理论上可以读出这部机器投下的所有选票。
But the odometer is connected to the rest of the machine by a cable that a corrupt poll worker could unplug to circumvent it without breaking a seal. 但这个记录器却是以缆线与机器中的其他装置连接,有意搞鬼的选务人员连封条都不用破坏,就可以把它拔掉。