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> Is it perfect? No, The problem is that it introduces all these failure cases. Pen+Paper's only drawback is that it's said to be slow, in practice it can be
by LawTalkingGuy 4y ago
> Is it perfect? No,
The problem is that it introduces all these failure cases.
Pen+Paper's only drawback is that it's said to be slow, in practice it can be finished same-day by booking enough elections volunteers.
> but it is better than having no paper record at all
That's a weird standard. "Sure, it costs a lot and introduces all these weird and nigh-undetectable failure cases but the other machines were even worse! ..."
> the option of a manual recount
Which will be fought, of course. They always are. So in the end only some areas will ever have a human audit.
The public deserves that every vote be hand counted by a bipartisan team.
- nebula8804 3y agoThe public wants instant results more than any of that. After speaking to the other guy making this same argument I have to preface my comment with a question: Are you American? Because the other person was from Romania and clearly did not understand the election night frenzy that occurs every four years where people are waiting in extreme anticipation for the results.
- LawTalkingGuy 3y agoCanadian. And we generally have results in under an hour after the polls close. I've actually gone to viewing parties at pubs for the last two US elections. Your media dominates ours.