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> if we use it for banking (which is much more critical than voting), why is it a problem if we use electronic technology for voting? If a bank makes a signifi
by dns_snek 3y ago
> if we use it for banking (which is much more critical than voting), why is it a problem if we use electronic technology for voting?
If a bank makes a significant mistake, the average person WILL notice and the bank can resolve it through extensive audit logs and other records. This isn't the case with voting where any audit logs are purposefully anonymized.
The average person can't identify electronic voting fraud or even honest mistakes/bugs while anyone can be present during ballot counts, re-counts and add up the numbers as long as they have a calculator. A process as fundamental as voting should be completely transparent, simple to understand for the average person and shouldn't require blind trust in "experts" and institutions.