With former President Donald Trump and some of his supporters still calling for skepticism of the 2020 presidential election results, ballot security in upcoming elections is a hot topic.
The topic is popular among conservatives who call for things like traceable ballots that would combine printed security paper and digital tracking, allowing a person to look up their ballot after it was cast.
The ballots have been a hot topic in online conspiracy theories, as the watermarked and traceable ballots are being called a remedy for fraudulent voting, USA Today reported.
Those who oppose the ballots say that current policies and protections have worked and have stopped mass voter fraud.
Some have even said that if the ballots were used, it would violate a person's right to cast a secret vote, the mainstay of the U.S. democratic system for over a hundred years.
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"There is this lie that's still being peddled by many of the supporters of the former president, that the election was stolen, and that's impacting the views of Republicans and conservatives," Grayson said to USA Today. "And there are people, and there are groups that are trying to exploit this."
During the pandemic riddled 2020 election, to help build confidence in mail-in ballots, most states allowed voters to track their vote after casting it. But those calling for another form of voting are looking for something completely different.
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Instead, they are looking for a system that allows individuals to track their ballot after it is scanned to verify it was counted correctly.
A conservative candidate for California secretary of state, Rachel Hamm, said that she would even go as far as to assign voters a PIN number to confirm their ballot was counted.
Still, those opposed to the concept say there is no evidence of systemic fraud in any of the previous elections, calling their claims conspiracy theories.
As of now, no legislation has been passed in any state supporting the change in voting; however, it is gaining traction.
