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Elon Musk condemns the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in general elections in some countries. (lemy.lol)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by TVgog56789@lemy.lol to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[-] epyon22@programming.dev 24 points 5 months ago

Seems almost paradoxical but yeah physical voting is the way to go https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LkH2r-sNjQs

[-] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 19 points 5 months ago

As others have said, the scalability ideal is to have electric/mechanical counters but with paper ballots. Keeps the paper trail for double checking, but also allows poll workers to deliver quick initial results to everyone breathing down their necks.

[-] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 months ago

Pretty sure that's how we do it up on Canada. I think random samples are hand-counted to make sure the machine count is accurate. There's early voting too so not all just in one day.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago

I've never used a machine in 40 years of voting in Canada. And if they show up, I won't use them.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

We fill out a paper, but a machine might scan them based on what OP is saying.

Then they will spot check it and have the paper backup if needed.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That's how we do it in my part of the US. And the whole thing is live streamed and audited. My mail ballot is also scanned twice, and I can check if it was received (and signature checks out) and counted. If there's an issue, I can correct my ballot before election day.

[-] theonyltruemupf@feddit.de 7 points 5 months ago

Well here in Germany we have about 40-50 million votes to count in a federal election. Right when the booths close we get an exit poll that is already pretty close. After 1-2 hours there are extrapolations that are even closer and next morning, there is usually the certified result. All on paper, counted by hand.