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Why Electronic Voting is a BAD Idea - Computerphile
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Tom Scott explains for Computerphile why electronic voting is a bad idea, arguing that paper ballots are transparent, auditable and hard to tamper with at scale. He covers why moving voting to phones, tablets or computers undermines trust and verifiability.
It is the go-to short explainer HN commenters link whenever e-voting, voting machines or online voting come up.
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