American elections just seem totally absurd. Here in Germany every single vote is on paper and is counted publicly, where any citizen has the right to observe

American elections just seem totally absurd. Here in Germany every single vote is on paper and is counted publicly, where any citizen has the right to observe the counting process. There is a list of all people eligible to vote at a certain voting location, where all voters are crossed out when they come to vote. While errors of course happen, I have absolutely no doubt that the results are free from intentional interference and that the only people voting are those who are eligible to vote. The idea that my vote is digitally recorded seems absurd. And I do believe that the consistent distrust of Americans in the integrity of their elections is caused by the design of the voting system. There just seem to be so many completely unaddressed flaws. Open sourcing only addresses some part of the flaws and I do not think that electronic voting should ever be trusted. Trust in a democracy starts with trust in elections, which I do not think can be reasonably provided by electronic voting mechanisms.