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I trust the bank because it has zero interest in subverting it’s own security. A government that doesn’t want to be removed from power has both motive and abili
by dainchi 8y ago
I trust the bank because it has zero interest in subverting it’s own security. A government that doesn’t want to be removed from power has both motive and ability to do so. Paper Ballots allow Opposition Parties to count votes, an electronic voting system (wich would require the production of custom hardware in a government–owned facility to be remotely secure) would require the opposition to check for dopant-level chip defects.
- emerongi 8y agoThe Soviet Union had paper ballots.
- pilsetnieks 8y agoYou're being facetious and you know it. It wasn't paper ballots that enabled the communists to hold on to power, it's that they didn't have any opposition, and their elections wouldn't be recognized as fair and valid by any modern standard.
- emerongi 8y agoHalf-facetious. If a government really wants to hold on to power by force, they can do it one way or another - elections end up being theatre in that case anyways.
- mamon 8y agoExcept in Soviet Union terrorizing all the opposition parties/majority of voters was long, costly and brutal process. Online voting makes the whole thing cheap, easy, and undetectable.
- antris 8y agoAnd they got caught. Everyone knew the elections were rigged. With electronic vote you can get away with the crime and nobody's wiser.
- Strom 8y agoVote results are always really close to pre-election poll results. You can't really manipulate the results too much unless you somehow prohibit polling.
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