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Signed bootloaders, machines that print ballots which can be independently reviewed. Maybe even unannounced audits by manufacturer or federal election official
by wyldfire 4y ago
Signed bootloaders, machines that print ballots which can be independently reviewed. Maybe even unannounced audits by manufacturer or federal election officials would be useful (if there were some election mechanics standards that existed, I suppose). We should be able to make it so that even if the equipment is not monitored minute-by-minute we can still be confident
Former Travis county clerk Dana DeBeauvoir teamed up w UT profs [1] to make voting more secure. let's roll out some standards across the country.
[1] https://www.wired.com/story/dana-debeauvoir-texas-county-clerk-voting-tech-revolution/ https://www.wired.com/story/dana-debeauvoir-texas-county-cle...
- themitigating 4y agoWhy do we need to make elections more secure? Has there been any serious issues since the countries founding?
- NoGravitas 4y agoNot really, no, but this is about increasing confidence, not about dealing with threats that are actually likely.
- themitigating 4y agoSo if I made an accusation of rape against another person with no evidence the police should watch that person more to increase the feeling of safety of the community? What you are proposing legitimizes traitors and liars
- themitigating 4y agoThe confidence was lost due to lies by right wing media and republicans.
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