To be completely fair, the problem is likely not the voting machines themselves. The problem, at a fundamental level, is that most democracies are deeply corrup

To be completely fair, the problem is likely not the voting machines themselves. The problem, at a fundamental level, is that most democracies are deeply corrupted. Some from within. Some from with-out. Some corrupted from with-in and from with-out. (Most probably fall into the latter category if we're being honest.) The voting machines simply represent another tool in the box of the corrupt. Like money, or judges and politicians, or social media. Is it a good idea to refrain from using voting machines? Probably. But realize that you've only eliminated a single attack vector for corrupting an electoral process. There are many, many, many more. And they are probably a lot easier and more effective than breaking into a voting machine. A few for instances: The entire nation has been thoroughly Gerrymandered. This is a fairly effective method of corrupting elections and it is a fact of life for us here in the US. Professional manipulation campaigns. Yeah, I don't think I need to tell anyone how effective these are. Basically, any comment on the internet that is remotely political ought to be discounted, as it should be assumed to be part of a professional manipulation campaign. Including this and every other comment on this thread to be perfectly frank. Another example. In North Carolina, they simply deleted all the black people from the voter registration database during the last election. Fast. Simple. Effective. And WAY easier than hacking into Heaven only knows how many different voting machines to tamper with the numbers. My only point is that, yes, voting machines are corruptible. Anyone who says they aren't is being willfully dishonest. (And probably trying to screw you.) That said, there are so many other methods of corrupting a modern election that I'm not at all sure that breaking into the voting machines would be option number one for all those political types out there. So, yes, by all means, stay away from voting machines. It probably makes sense for you to agitate for their removal in your municipality. But realize there are many, many other threat vectors out there that you should probably be more worried about.