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Re:Instant runoff voting is the system we need by SilasX on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @02:13PM (#18394025)
>Compare that to to some of the other systems which often have complex mathematical descriptions which are hard for people to wrap their heads around.

Similar issue for end-to-end auditable homomorphically encrypted voting systems. Yes, anyone can check the math in theory ... but not the typical voter.

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Re:Instant runoff voting is the system we need by aaron_m04 on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @08:57PM (#18403846)
But does the typical voter have anybody they trust who _can_ check the math? It's analogous to people trusting FOSS software despite lacking the skills or time to check the code -- they trust it because they trust people who are able to check the code.
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