Ask HN: Could programmers convince society not to use software voting systems?

I don't generally expect society to listen if computer programmers tell them to do or not do something. But, just maybe, they might listen if programmers said, "don't use software for this", en masse. I feel like voting systems that have no voter-verifiable paper backup are a horrible idea and (in the literal sense) a threat to democracy. Is it possible for programmers to somehow get this message across to the rest of society? Or do most other programmers think this is not a problem and the security risks are overblown?