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Good thing every election in the USA has a full and public counting of all ballots cast. Not any more. Back when we all used actual real paper ballots, sure,
by tbrownaw 10y ago
Good thing every election in the USA has a full and public counting of all ballots cast.
Not any more.
Back when we all used actual real paper ballots, sure, but the new electronic voting machines don't allow for that.
- tptacek 10y agoThe electronic voting machines we use in Cook County generate a paper ballot you can inspect under glass before you cast the ballot.
- pdkl95 10y agoCook County is wasting a lot of money on expensive pencils.
- tptacek 10y agoP. sure we don't want to cast ballots in pencil.
- spatulon 10y agoPolling stations in the UK always provide pencils, and this caused a panic during the EU referendum amongst some Leave supporters, who were worried about their votes being changed. Those people brought their own pens, but that kind of paranoia was widely mocked. cf. Black Mirror writer Charlie Brooker: https://twitter.com/charltonbrooker/status/745921556476473345 https://twitter.com/charltonbrooker/status/74592155647647334...
- tptacek 10y agoI can sort of see how one can rationally object to electronic voting machines, but not to pencil-marked ballots. But it's a bit of a stretch.
- heartbreak 10y agoCook County is spending a lot of money on accessible pencils.
- specialist 10y agoThe UX studies show must voters can't or don't actually verify their votes. What guarantees the vote cast matches the vote printed? I've attended my jurisdiction's VAT (verification and accuracy tests). When the card or paper strip was unreadable, they just swapped parts until it worked. So the only thing verified was the printer was still working.