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Auditable is the key. However I actually advocate for fully manual, several-humans-in-the-loop counting as it's been done forever and is still done in many oth
by adlpz 4y ago
Auditable is the key.
However I actually advocate for fully manual, several-humans-in-the-loop counting as it's been done forever and is still done in many other first world countries.
That and scrupulous chain-of-trust on the actual ballots is , in my opinion, the only truly safe way.
- jillesvangurp 4y agoExactly. The problems in the US run way deeper than just the technicalities of voting. Both sides have been trying to bend the processes and rules their way for decades. Gerrymandering, campaign financing, elaborate propaganda campaigns, special interest lobbying (including by companies making voting machines), foreign interference (e.g. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/11/07/putin-linked-businessman-admits-us-elections-interference-in-statement-a79310 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/11/07/putin-linked-busin...), etc. There is no basis for trust here that parties are even trying to play by the rules. They are actively using every trick known to them to gain an advantage and the financial stakes are high enough for people to look the other way given enough plausible deniability. So, start with making the voting process as transparent as possible and just go back to counting votes manually. It won't solve all the issues but it will reduce the endless bickering about who actually won the votes that were issued.