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No, you're not. This is the consensus in tech. Well, at least in the infosec community, this opinion is held by the majority. For example, Bruce Schneier is an

No, you're not. This is the consensus in tech. Well, at least in the infosec community, this opinion is held by the majority. For example, Bruce Schneier is an advocate of paper ballot for 20 years. * Voting Security (2004) https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2004/07/voting_security.html https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2004/07/voting_secu... * Securing Elections (2018) https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/04/securing_electi_1.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/04/securing_elec... * See also: xkcd #2030 - Voting Software > "They say they've fixed it with something called "blockchain." > "AAAAA!!! Whatever they sold you, don't touch it, bury it in the desert, wear gloves." https://xkcd.com/2030/ https://xkcd.com/2030/ > There are lots of very smart people doing fascinating work on cryptographic voting protocols. We should be funding and encouraging them, and doing all our elections with paper ballots until everyone currently working in that field has retired.

koheripbal 6y ago
Neither of your two sources talk about crypto here at all. Crypto would allow voters to follow their vote through tabulation, in private, and see exactly how it's being counted. It has only two downsides... 1. People could prove who they voted for after the fact. 2. People who don't understand technology may not understand how it's so secure. ...but the reality is that these issues exist in the current system as well.
- Steuard 6y ago
  You can't prove who you voted for today: that's a crucial part of the electoral system, not a minor feature. How are you thinking that you could you prove who you voted for? (Keep in mind that you can always request a new ballot if you've "spoiled" your original one, so a photo showing your completed ballot could easily be faked. And my memory is that it's officially illegal to take photos in a polling place anyway, so if you tried to take a picture as your ballot was being fed into the machine, the poll workers would stop you.)
- segfaultbuserr 6y ago
  > Neither of your two sources talk about crypto here at all. I was quoting the xkcd title text.

koheripbal 6y ago

Neither of your two sources talk about crypto here at all. Crypto would allow voters to follow their vote through tabulation, in private, and see exactly how it's being counted. It has only two downsides... 1. People could prove who they voted for after the fact. 2. People who don't understand technology may not understand how it's so secure. ...but the reality is that these issues exist in the current system as well.

Steuard 6y ago
You can't prove who you voted for today: that's a crucial part of the electoral system, not a minor feature. How are you thinking that you could you prove who you voted for? (Keep in mind that you can always request a new ballot if you've "spoiled" your original one, so a photo showing your completed ballot could easily be faked. And my memory is that it's officially illegal to take photos in a polling place anyway, so if you tried to take a picture as your ballot was being fed into the machine, the poll workers would stop you.)
segfaultbuserr 6y ago
> Neither of your two sources talk about crypto here at all. I was quoting the xkcd title text.