Even more important than reform of the tabulation process, Lewis said, is reform of the voting process.
"Election administration is the key to creating a system which people can trust and believe in," Potter said.
Panelists provided several alternative methods of administration, including mandatory electronic voting and voting over the Internet.
In addition to suggesting changes in election administration, panelists stressed the importance of increasing the number of eligible youth who vote.
"It's a disgrace that only one third of young people are turning out to vote," King said.
After the discussion, audience members watched demonstrations of electronic optical vote counting machines used in Massachusetts.
Other panel members included International Foundation for Election Systems President Richard Soudriette, Youth-e-Vote.net Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations Donald Tighe and Sacramento, California Registrar of Votes Ernest Hawkins.