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Alex Halderman's blog post [1] (mentioned in the update of the vox piece) is a interesting read. He argues that a paper trail is an important independent check
by yk 10y ago
Alex Halderman's blog post [1] (mentioned in the update of the vox piece) is a interesting read. He argues that a paper trail is an important independent check on election results, and that it should be checked as a matter of principle, instead of not using it at all.
[1] https://medium.com/@jhalderm/want-to-know-if-the-election-was-hacked-look-at-the-ballots-c61a6113b0ba#.dk3myiksw https://medium.com/@jhalderm/want-to-know-if-the-election-wa...
- pnathan 10y agoI agree: the results should be audited in as many elections as possible, as a matter of course. I don't mean to be paranoid, but this should be a normative check on less than ethical actors.
- Theodores 10y agoThe act of physically counting ballots in community halls by people that care about participating in democracy is something lost with all electronic everything. The count used to bring people together in an event that you could watch or help out in. Many eyes ensured the count was good. Plus the hours would be late evening, so the count passed as a sociable event to some extent, certainly something would happen so not a dull evening. We should have a paper count for the community aspect even if the vote disappoints those concerned, e.g because it is between a spokesperson for the arms trade and a reality TV host.