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• krapp 8y ago
  A poll worker isn't the general public, though, that's still a limited number of privileged individuals. The general public would be literally anyone off the street. And a single poll worker still wouldn't be able to verify all of the votes in an election. There's still an insurmountable trust issue where most of the public has to accept the results from what amounts to a black box, which paper ballots don't entirely solve.
  • flukus 8y ago
    > A poll worker isn't the general public, though, that's still a limited number of privileged individuals. The general public would be literally anyone off the street. In Australia we have observers for the counting process and every party or candidate can send representatives. Political parties are practically begging for volunteers in this role. We also have a much more complex preferential voting system but the manual counting process still shows results 30-60 minutes after polls close in all but the tightest races. > And a single poll worker still wouldn't be able to verify all of the votes in an election. Anyone cheating would have to involve a huge number of people around the country and the people watching those people. Getting elected legitimately would be far easier.