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No it hasn't. Paper works great. So great in fact, many security experts recommend returning to a paper backup system (1). The reason we don't have a secure ele
by dumbfoundded 8y ago
No it hasn't. Paper works great. So great in fact, many security experts recommend returning to a paper backup system (1). The reason we don't have a secure election process is because no one with the power to do anything has any incentive to fix it (a bit of an over-generalization).
(1) https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/05/opinions/to-keep-our-votes-safe-check-and-check-again-richardson-burke/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/05/opinions/to-keep-our-votes-sa...
- craftyguy 8y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18408717 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18408717
- WalterBright 8y agoWashington state has an excellent system where all ballots are on paper and are mailed in. It's not perfect, there was a gubernatorial election where they kept "recounting" and "finding" more ballots until the correct person won, but it's a lot harder to corrupt than those hackable electronic machines.
- nickvanhoog 8y agoThat's the point. How does technology solve that incentive problem?