@mjg59 my concern with electronic voting machines is that even with no evidence of interference, they provide a breeding ground for mistrust and conspiracy theories. Because to most people they are utterly opaque, regardless of what verification exists in principle, whereas the counting of paper ballots is generally easy to understand.
Nov 4, 2026, 8:13 AM@beardyandrew I do not think they're a great idea! Optical scan feels like a strong trade-off between speed and trust, but also if you're coming from UK elections the whole thing feels kind of confusing because you are not used to having to vote on 50 different things on the same ballot
Nov 4, 2026, 8:41 AMNov 4, 2026, 8:48 AM@wouter …and allow the voter to validate the hardcopy before confirming their vote (you don't want to give the voter a copy because that enables the whole vote buying thing)