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Vote on Paper Ballots
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It takes a lot of effort to alter paper ballots whereas with computers there is no trace ...not a computer expert but I've read that they are very corruptible and with the firms actually keeping the programming secret ....there's a lot of trust involved ...
in Australia they normally have most results worked out election night and then recounted until they are pretty right....also there is an AEC ( australian electoral commission) which administers any election be it federal,state or even now council....they are accountable and I think trustworthy. A much safer system than the US uses.....pencils even work during power failures ...lol
