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Elon Musk condemns the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in general elections in some countries. (lemy.lol)
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[-] absentbird@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

I don't get what's wrong with paper ballots sent by mail. It's convenient and easy, with a paper trail for recounts. It's worked great in Washington for decades.

[-] Aux@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

Look at my other replies.

[-] iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com -3 points 4 months ago

There's no way to guarantee privacy. An overbearing spouse, an anti-union boss, or a judgmental pastor could all insist on seeing the votes marked as they prefer.

A voting booth was invented for this very reason.

[-] absentbird@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

You can fill it out in a booth if you want, there's in-person locations with help for the disabled and privacy areas.

It's illegal to insist on seeing someone's vote, so I'm not sure what would stop such people from requiring this hypothetical person to record themselves voting at a polling location. In general mail in ballots make voter intimidation much more difficult.

[-] uis@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Envelope.

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