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"We already trust polling place workers with paper ballots, the possibility for fraud already exists." I don't know about the US, but here in Germany _anyone_
by biafra 16y ago
"We already trust polling place workers with paper ballots, the possibility for fraud already exists."
I don't know about the US, but here in Germany _anyone_ can watch the whole process including the counting of the votes.
So it is possible for me to check up on my polling place.
With the current paper ballot system you need a lot of people to cheat significantly. With voting computers you need only a really tiny number of people to steal an election.
- ams6110 16y agoIs it not the case in the US that representatives of each party supervise the counting of the ballots? Pretty sure that's how it works locally; though elections are state-governed so I guess there could be some variation. Having representatives of each party overseeing the process should serve to keep any monkey business in check. Though when people are involved, there's always a chance for corruption.