> “Vote subtotals though, starting at the precinct level, are visible.”
At the precinct level, all is good. What you see at precinct may not be the same as what I see for your precinct at county or state computers but on the other hand, I may see what you see but we both do not see what is happening at other precincts or counties. We need a team or software coordinating the aggregation process.
There have been many, many election challenges where ‘irregularities’ are noted. When covering millions of votes, or tens of millions of votes, the verification process becomes intractable or uneconomical unless better systems are put in place.
I have to leave now. In the meantime, reread and study the examples upstream.
And as far as a computer coordinating the aggregating or summing process, that is, the way I see it, the simple summing that goes on (precinct to county, then conunty to state) now, by the candidates and their supporters.