The act of physically counting ballots in community halls by people that care about participating in democracy is something lost with all electronic everything.

The 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.