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That's insanely messed up. Very high level heads have got to roll for this, right? Like at least one direct report to Merkel?
by johansch 9y ago
That's insanely messed up. Very high level heads have got to roll for this, right? Like at least one direct report to Merkel?
- germanier 9y agoDirect reports to Merkel have absolutely nothing to do with this. This software was procured by local authorities which are completely independent from the federal government. Even if Merkel wanted, she has no authority whatsoever on local authorities.
- johansch 9y agoOk. So maybe one conclusion is that the responsibility for the voting process should be on the federal level, then.
- pc86 9y agoWhat indication do you have that any federal solution would be better than the state one? They're operating under the same laws and RFP/selection requirements. The only difference at the federal level would be it affects 100% of Germans instead of 66%.
- johansch 9y agoSo my theory was: Having a federal, shared solution would allow more money to spent on this. Thus avoiding embarassing fuckups like this one. Anyway, I just think you should scrap all electronic voting; your local regional governments clearly don't have the chops to avoid idiotic things like this. Just go back to paper ballots. They work fine!