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Can anyone on HN provide me a good article or explanation as to why digital voting machines could be considered better for democracy? My intuitive reckoning is
by marviel 8y ago
Can anyone on HN provide me a good article or explanation as to why digital voting machines could be considered better for democracy?
My intuitive reckoning is that making the "verifiability check" for a given vote something that non-technical people could carry out would increase the number of eyes on both sides which could point out inconsistencies.
EDIT: added/removed words for clarity
- giarc 8y agoI don't have any articles, but I think I could come up with one reason why electronic voting may be preferred. The last time I voted was a municipal election in my city. I was given 3 separate ballots (mayor, my city councillor and my school board trustee). My understanding is that many elections in the states also have multiple propositions and other things the citizens are asked to vote on. So the paper system could become cumbersome and confusing with many issues on the ballot. Therefore, an electronic system where you are presented a single item at a time could be easier. I'd still argue that paper ballots are better for security issues, but the above could be one argument against paper ballots.