> the issue isn't that voting software is insecure, it's that it's too complex. That's a great point, and quite understated. However, perhaps the key factor is

> the issue isn't that voting software is insecure, it's that it's too complex. That's a great point, and quite understated. However, perhaps the key factor is not complexity itself, but being able to be trustworthy and transparent enough to ensure that the whole process is unquestionably fair. If anything, recent events demonstrate that, even if elections are free and fair, electoral systems can and will be attacked with the goal of casting doubt on the outcome to try to subvert its results. Any part of an electoral system that relies on non-trivial processes that are not easy to explain, understand, or verify is a part of the process whose credibility can and will be attacked.