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Originally Posted by Paul
Humans can be "rigged".
I would trust them to be more accurate than a human, who can easily miscount
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Indeed, although it is theoretically possible to ‘rig’ a vote recording machine, there is precisely zero credible evidence that this is easy to do or has been done. On the other hand, there is considerable evidence to suggest that humans can be bribed to do certain things, and indeed have done so.
The physical ballot papers are retained, so in the event of it being close or contested, there is always scope for a full, manual recount. Even where voting is done by selecting a candidate on a touchscreen, they print out a physical copy of the ballot and asks if what is shown on the physical printout matches what they intended. This physical copy is retained,a nd this physical copy is the definitive ‘vote’.