Posted on 04/13/2025 3:49:20 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
That's the weak spot. What's to stop "authorized personnel" from simply adding in a few extra votes? Inner city polls have done this for years.
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England uses paper ballots. We know the rsulttby midnight. All parties watch the counting.
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England uses paper ballots. We know the rsulttby midnight. All parties watch the counting.
The authorised personnel are usually police and paramilitary forces as well as reps from every candidate in the constituencies. The last line of defence are the paramilitary.To make things eaier to guard, EVMs from several constituencies are aggregated at one location which is then physically sealed and troops surround the place. Then come local cops and pol reps. others are not allowed within 50/100 feet depending on the location. the penalty is arrest. also there are no " early/late voting" allowances. Votes are moved by the Election Comission and the EVMs are taken to the storage/counting centres under paramilitary guard.
The EVMs have no Bluetooth, WiFi or ports. They are enclosed in a box which only has buttons for vote input and a beeper to signify a vote has been cast. Very briefly, in a small window, a slip of paper appears with the symbol of the candidate in whose favour the vote has been cast, before gravity does its thing. Also, you can only vote at your nominated booth. Your name is then struck off from the registry of voters so no one can vote in your name again. And there is a mark made with indelible ink across the left index finger and nail for the same reason. Most booths are also covered by CCTV and only 1 voter per voting machine is allowed at a time inside the booth.
Or during the 1960 Nixon Kennedy election by Mayor Daley
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