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There has been no evidence of wide spread fraud and there is every evidence that elections have been legitimate and fair. A non trivial portion of the populatio
by yibg 1y ago
There has been no evidence of wide spread fraud and there is every evidence that elections have been legitimate and fair. A non trivial portion of the population still thinks the 202 elections was rigged. End of the day, somme people will consider whatever doesn't go their way rigged.
Right now the complaint for voter fraud are things like no ID requirements, mail in ballots etc. If those go away it'll be something else.
- jltsiren 1y agoYou have a short-term perspective. Republics often last longer than a human lifetime. They should prepare for scenarios that happen once every few centuries. The most important aspect of elections is that the vast majority of losers accept the outcome. If they don't, the elections failed. It doesn't really matter if there was fraud or if the losers just don't accept the result. The fundamental reason is the same in both cases: too many citizens don't support the system.
- yibg 1y agoI'm saying specifically even if we only allow in person voting with ID, there will still groups that cry foul when their team loses. Distrust in the system isn't from specific elements of how votes are cast, it's a function of the health of the society as a whole.