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Why Electronic Voting is a BAD Idea - Computerphile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3_0x6oaDmI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3_0x6oaDmI
by jakeogh 9y ago
Why Electronic Voting is a BAD Idea - Computerphile:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3_0x6oaDmI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3_0x6oaDmI
- deathhand 9y agoIf you prefer to read: https://www.theverge.com/2012/11/6/3609506/voting-machine-electronic-voting-history-in-america https://www.theverge.com/2012/11/6/3609506/voting-machine-el...
- toomanybeersies 9y agoI think that electronic voting as the single source of truth is a bad idea, but electronic voting as a method of making the process more efficient is not a bad idea. Voting machines should print off a receipt of your vote, which you can then confirm and seal in an envelope, like you would a paper vote, and put in a box of paper votes. The machines will also need to have a method for voters to correct an incorrect vote somehow. If there are irregularities, or a recount is needed, the paper votes can be counted. There should also be an option for a normal paper vote, if the voter so choses, like how in an airport you can choose an Xray or a pat-down. Upon saying that, I don't see what's wrong with paper votes. Elections don't happen very often, and paper voting scales perfectly fine with population.
- jakeogh 9y agoYou don't necessarily know if there are irregularities. Many elections are quite close anyway. Just count the paper by default, it's not that hard.