Why must everything involve the computer? It was on paper when I was a kid, didn't require an army of six-figure salaries, and things seemed to go far more smoothly.
Do you not remember how problematic the purely paper voting systems were? How many errors were made in the voting and the counts and how long it took to get the final results in close elections? Florida 2000 is a famous, widely-known example. The computers are clearly better.
Also, Florida 2000 is a strange example, considering the present drama. We've only gone from a simple controversy to a more complex one.
Per Bruce Schneier:
> If you think technology can solve your security problems, then you don't understand the problems, and you don't understand the technology.