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The ‘Doom’ Computer Game Was Part Of Trump’s Wild And Baseless ‘Election Security Nightmare’
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This is a voting system, not a sign at the bus stop
Security is paramount
It shouldn't even be electronic in the first place
You say that as if you know the setup of how computers are used in elections. You should check your county, to see if you can get certified as an election observer. It's very educational.
The computers used in elections have highly controlled inputs: no network cards, disabled USB ports, very restricted access by limited, accountable people. They are constantly tested for accuracy, with everything logged and inspected. Security is the most paramount thing, and you're talking like only you care about it.
Human counting is far less accurate, so the "no computer" notion is just stupid.
I live in Australia where computers are not used to place votes, where there need to be no special trusted accountable computer people
https://youtu.be/w3_0x6oaDmI
https://youtu.be/LkH2r-sNjQs
Here's Tom Scott explaining why electronic voting is a bad idea
Good for you. Enjoy your elections with 1/12th of the population of the US.
What does population have to do with it?
United Condom with 70 million people also use paper voting
We all use paper ballots, too. We use computers to count them.
Do you not know this, about the system you're judging?