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Re:Software to capture votes in upcoming German national ele... by kennydude on Thursday September 07, 2017 @08:56AM (#15191376)
In order to verify the output matched the input, you will need paper and to verify it by hand. Which, is just a waste of time adding computers...
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Re:Software to capture votes in upcoming German national ele... by drdaeman on Thursday September 07, 2017 @12:07PM (#15193109)
Not really. To verify, you need to perform the computations using the tools you can trust. It can be pen-and-paper-and-brain, or it can be a personal computer.
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