Citing the small number of cases of voter impersonation as proof that the elections are legitimate, as columnist Bill Nemitz claims (“No grave concerns about integrity of Maine’s upcoming election,” Oct. 20), is like saying that since hardly anyone is injured by waving sparklers, fireworks are safe for children – a bogus conclusion.

The reason voter impersonation is used is that the focus is wanted there, rather than on the real reason for the possibility of election fraud – voting machines that can be hacked into and leave no paper ballots for a possible recount.

This is why over 60 countries, from France to Finland, have outlawed these machines and have gone back to paper ballots.

In the face of this overwhelmingly negative view of these machines, why is America still using them?