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Speed, I presume. With software, you can announce the results of an election the second after polling closes. The actual paper ballot count/verification might t
by markdown 6y ago
Speed, I presume. With software, you can announce the results of an election the second after polling closes. The actual paper ballot count/verification might take a week, but that's one week of uncertainty you don't have to deal with.
- chrisseaton 6y agoIn the UK using paper a pretty certain estimate is available in zero seconds after polls close and accurate results are available within a few hours. Faster than the US using machines, which take a week.
- whimsicalism 6y agoAs long as pre-counting is banned in some states and mail-in ballots exist, this sort of timeliness will not be possible in the US.
- chrisseaton 6y agoPre-counting is banned in the UK. Mail-in ballots exist in the UK. How do you think we manage it?
- whimsicalism 6y agoPre-"opening" is banned in many states in the US but is legal in the UK. See page 12 of https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_file/UKPE-Part-D-Absent-voting.pdf https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/sites/default/files/p... for instance or https://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/8/elections_and_voting/2434/working_at_the_election/4 https://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/8/elections_and_voting/2434..., to see how the United Kingdom pre-opens and sorts postal ballots.
- takeda 6y agoYour comment reminds me of this: https://politics.theonion.com/poll-94-of-nation-would-rather-live-in-authoritarian-1845532103 https://politics.theonion.com/poll-94-of-nation-would-rather...