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Re:App Used to Tabulate Votes Is Said to Have Been Inadequat... by thomk on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @08:02AM (#22235017)
It seems like it would be much, much easier to cheat, no? Yes a few people have to be in on it, but if the history of American politics has shown us anything; that's doable.
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Re:App Used to Tabulate Votes Is Said to Have Been Inadequat... by moomin on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @08:03AM (#22235032)
It's actually really hard, because the ballots are kept and can be verified by the voters. Keeping a full paper trail is a great protection against fraud.
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Re:App Used to Tabulate Votes Is Said to Have Been Inadequat... by mstade on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @08:25AM (#22235230)
Not to mention the sheer amount of people you have to convince if you want to have any meaningful impact. And not just to cheat, but also keep quiet about it lest you get caught.

What's that old Ben Franklin quote, three people can keep a secret but only if two of them are dead?

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Re:App Used to Tabulate Votes Is Said to Have Been Inadequat... by vidanay on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @09:10AM (#22235663)
It's also really easy to verify in parallel. Two or three separate reporters per jurisdiction phone in to physically separate tabulating centers, tabulating centers cross-check and verify at the end.
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Re:App Used to Tabulate Votes Is Said to Have Been Inadequat... by mhh__ on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @08:09AM (#22235084)
It's worked in the UK for centuries
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