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> This means initial results will be available quickly, followed by actual results a day or two later Actual results from paper ballots in French elections are
by thatfrenchguy 3y ago
> This means initial results will be available quickly, followed by actual results a day or two later
Actual results from paper ballots in French elections are in around an hour or two after voting closes. Yes, it relies on volunteers counting and on people watching but it’s much more effective than anything that would involve machine. You can literally watch your ballot box all day if you’re suspicious.
- pyrale 3y agoFrance's voting system is bulletproof when it comes to vote integrity. However, it has one significant drawback: it is hard to ask more complex questions than voting for x/y/z or yes/no questions. One could say that it is a good thing (since it is hard to have a good public debate on many topics at once, voting on many topics at once means you collect people's preconceived opinions rather than people's informed judgement), but many US states ask many questions at once when people vote, so they would have to significantly reduce the share of direct democracy in their system.