Public Trust Demands Open-Source Voting Systems

Re:Public Trust Demands Open-Source Voting Systems by ruszki on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @05:41PM (#45662080)

World went down on a completely different path. New wave authoritarians want to pretend that there is democracy, and they want to keep up the trust, even when elections are not free or fair at all.

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Re:Public Trust Demands Open-Source Voting Systems by bruce511 on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @01:01AM (#45665046)

I would argue the opposite. Authoritarians promote mistrust in elections (regardless of whether they win or lose.)

In the US for example, distrust is very high. Promoted by accusations of mail-ballot fraud, of illegals voting, by anything at all. This continues despite winning the 2024 elections.

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Re:Public Trust Demands Open-Source Voting Systems by ruszki on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @02:03AM (#45665381)

Venezuela, Turkey, Russia, Hungary, etc say otherwise.

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Re:Public Trust Demands Open-Source Voting Systems by jnxx on Friday October 24, 2025 @11:00AM (#45695361)

Also: Eroding the checks and balances and state monopoly and legitimation on use of violence.

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