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A comment on Ask HN: Why Isn't Open Source Voting Software Mandated?.

Re:Ask HN: Why Isn't Open Source Voting Software Mandated? by foosamu on Monday November 16, 2020 @12:41PM (#25114590)
It feels like voting and human rights is always delayed in our history. Creating something that would gurantee free elections could revolutionise the world. But that does not mean it's in everyone's short-term interest. Why would any corrupt politicians encourage something that would put them in prison?
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Re:Ask HN: Why Isn't Open Source Voting Software Mandated? by veddox on Monday November 16, 2020 @03:58PM (#25116924)
Nothing is going to guarantee free elections, certainly not any technology. Democracy is a human, social phenomenon. While it does pose technical challenges, it stands or falls with how humans behave, not how well the technology performs.
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