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Re:Hacking Voting Machines at Defcon by dx034 on Monday July 31, 2017 @09:59AM (#14892003)
Ballots are usually pre-printed. But you still need a pen or pencil to check the right box.
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Re:Hacking Voting Machines at Defcon by simias on Monday July 31, 2017 @11:46AM (#14893020)
Right, but it's still probably slightly harder to fill and count. Not massively so of course but maybe enough to slow things down.

Compare https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/France_%... with http://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/2012-presidential-election-ba...

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Re:Hacking Voting Machines at Defcon by kalleboo on Monday July 31, 2017 @11:44AM (#14893005)
In the Swedish voting system, there is one ballot per party, and you put the ballot for the party you are voting for into an envelope and put that envelope into the ballot box.

You only need a pen/pencil if you want to change the parties default ranking of their candidates (e.g. who in the party you want to see as prime minister) or you want to vote for a minor party which doesn't have ballots (write-in votes)

[I'm not endorsing the Swedish system just explaining how it works]

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