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Re:Vulnerability found in Dutch voting software by pelorat on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @11:55AM (#37483180)
Voting in the Netherlands is done with pen and paper. This software is used by political parties to generate their candidate lists. It's basically a paper form generator.
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Re:Vulnerability found in Dutch voting software by Freak_NL on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @11:56AM (#37483203)
Pencil and paper! Voting with a pen invalidates your ballot.
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Re:Vulnerability found in Dutch voting software by omginternets on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @12:04PM (#37483347)
Why?
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Re:Vulnerability found in Dutch voting software by gpvos on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @12:46PM (#37484006)
Not sure, but maybe because a pen leaves a deeper mark that could be visible on the back side when the ballot has been folded. (This is a wild guess.)
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Re:Vulnerability found in Dutch voting software by Freak_NL on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @02:08PM (#37485098)
Strictly speaking you could use a red pen if you bring one, because a single box filled red is what is required, but almost all voters sensibly use the provided red pencil. Any other colour marks the ballot as invalid.
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