Put another way: the unwieldiness of British- and Australian-style paper balloting is a feature, not a bug. To steal an Australian state or federal election wo

Put another way: the unwieldiness of British- and Australian-style paper balloting is a feature, not a bug. To steal an Australian state or federal election would require the subversion of hundreds or even thousands of individuals, many of whom are mutually hostile, mutually surveilling agents (scrutineers[1]). Waiting a few weeks at most in exchange for years of democratic legitimacy is a pretty bloody good deal. [1] http://www.aec.gov.au/voting/scrutineers.htm http://www.aec.gov.au/voting/scrutineers.htm