I offer apoligies for the "quaint" comment. It was silly. But if you take a look at the history in this country of the abuse and fraud asasociated with the paper ballot you may better appreciate the comment. It wasn't just broken. In a lot of States it was a joke. The history of the written ballot in the US is full of anecdotes. One I remember was the good old days in New Yory when the Tammany Hall machine would decide who would win and what the vote spread would be in a particular precinct. An Lo, it was so.

Consider 50 million pieces of paper floating around. A logistic nightmare. The County I live in had 60,000 people vote. Some of the precients have 5000 plus voters. And this is a small County.

BTW, I concur. Folk music is clearly not quaint. Those who claim so are clearly misguided, ill-(or un)educated, ill-informed and lack even the basics of aesthetic values. They probably put catsup on their oatmeal and drink Guiness out of a paper cup. Over ice.

Regards

John