Proposes an amendment to section 7 of article 2 of the Constitution, in relation to requiring the use of paper ballots in elections

S 5493 proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all state elections (except for specific town officers) to use paper ballots, with exceptions only if other methods preserve voting secrecy. It directly affects all voters and election administrators by mandating paper ballots as the default method and adding requirements for voter identification through signatures at the polls. The bill does not change existing voting machines but specifies that signatures must be collected for in-person voting, except for those with illiteracy or physical disabilities. This is a procedural constitutional amendment, not a policy change affecting current election procedures.