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Related: About this forumWhy electronic voting is a bad idea...
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Why electronic voting is a bad idea... (Original Post)
ret5hd
Dec 2019
OP
hand marked paper ballots counted openly,transparently are the only answer
questionseverything
Dec 2019
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questionseverything
(9,533 posts)1. hand marked paper ballots counted openly,transparently are the only answer
then double checking the precinct by precinct results as they are added for final totals
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)2. Remember a lot of stolen ballot boxes, stuffed ballot boxes, tampered ballots, etc.
ret5hd
(20,081 posts)3. That is addressed in the video...
the problem with those is scalability.
But once a vulnerability is found on a computer, it is just as easy to change a million votes as it is to change one.
On edit: and you don't even have to be on the same continent.
questionseverything
(9,533 posts)4. k&r
n/t
diva77
(7,458 posts)5. K&R --would like to see this cross-posted to GD as well!!!
dalton99a
(79,034 posts)6. Kick