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Comment by DrScientist

In person, pure paper voting, in local community halls etc, run by volunteers is the best voting system.

Incredibly resistant to influencing at scale, resistant to voter coercion, transparent, and invokes a sense of occasion and community spirit.

The problem with electronic systems is the public can't see the piles of votes, can't get involved in the count, and ultimately it's the perfect system for being able to tip the scales subtly.

Even vote counting machines for paper ballots are a mistake in my view.

parent DrScientist 25 days ago

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