Re:US election system reveals frightening vulnerabilities at...
by TheOtherHobbes on Sunday October 28, 2018 @04:22PM
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I don't see the previous comment as recommending bloodshed.
I do see it warning that it's a possible outcome.
As for technical solutions - paper ballots make this a solved problem, albeit a labour-intensive one. (How much effort is democracy worth?)
The idea that vote counting contracts should ever have been be handed to contractors *who fund specific political parties and have been indicted for bribery and other criminal acts" is almost surreal in its aggressive disdain for verifiable electoral fairness.
I do see it warning that it's a possible outcome.
As for technical solutions - paper ballots make this a solved problem, albeit a labour-intensive one. (How much effort is democracy worth?)
The idea that vote counting contracts should ever have been be handed to contractors *who fund specific political parties and have been indicted for bribery and other criminal acts" is almost surreal in its aggressive disdain for verifiable electoral fairness.
https://columbusfreepress.com/article/diebold-indicted-its-s...
https://www.accesswire.com/471912/Voting-Technology-Companie...