Last time I checked, printing out ballots and several boxes of pens are less than the cost of even a single machine.<p>The problem is not the cost, it's the process and the people making the decisions using the wrong criteria.
Why Electronic Voting is a BAD Idea - Computerphile: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3_0x6oaDmI" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3_0x6oaDmI</a>