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lpd1234 t1_itwfqej wrote

Reply to comment by PaulSnow in I am the co-author behind ACM’s TechBrief on Election Security: Risk-limiting Audits. Ask me anything about election security! by TheOfficialACM

Elections do not occur often enough in most societies to warrant an electronic ballot system. Many places that have tried have gone back to paper. It is not infallible, but it does represent something most people trust. Now, if you have segments of your society actively undercutting the legitimacy of elections, that might be something to pay more particular attention too.

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PaulSnow t1_ityejte wrote

Fair and reliable voting is the goal. We know paper ballots don't solve all problems. Nor does electronic voting.

As to increasing doubt of our election security....

Both the left and the right are casting doubt on elections in the USA.

It's the level of conflict between the far left and the right that's at the bottom of this. Once you have demonized the other side past a certain point, how can they work together to have fair honest elections?

And if the other side is a literal threat to the future, what is a justifiable limit in what you will do to keep them from power?

At least we are not assassinating public figures at the rate we did in the 1960's yet. But how far away are we? Given the level of rhetoric we've heard since Trump got involved?

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