Separating Fact From Fiction
Machine Count vs Hand Count
Vote tabulation methods have changed over the years. In recent years, the use of electronic voting systems to tabulate vote totals has gained prominence. Electronic voting systems introduces unique risks to the conduct of elections. Cyberattacks, power outages, and malicious insider threats due to the inability of the general public to monitor the vote tally process are all unique to the tabulation of votes using electronic voting systems. In exchange for accepting these new risks, the general public is told that the use of electronic voting systems is necessary to provide faster results at less cost. This technical advisory will examine the veracity of such assertions.
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