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Re:US election system reveals frightening vulnerabilities at... by mikeash on Sunday October 28, 2018 @12:49PM (#18321468)
I don’t think I’ve seen a paper ballot since I voted absentee in 2004.

Why do electronic machines exist? The charitable interpretation is that they were chosen in the aftermath of the disastrous 2000 election because they remove ambiguity and error. The less charitable interpretation is that they’re used because they’re easier to screw with.

Who verifies them? Mostly the companies who make them.

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Re:US election system reveals frightening vulnerabilities at... by dragonwriter on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @12:40PM (#18338547)
> I don’t think I’ve seen a paper ballot since I voted absentee in 2004.

I've voted in person consistently, and never seen anything else. Different jurisdictions in the US make different choices.

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Re:US election system reveals frightening vulnerabilities at... by thewhitetulip on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @12:07PM (#18338074)
Wow, and here I was, reading Indian news articles whoch said "When nations like US, UK are holding elections via ballot papers then why are we using EVMs"
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