Articles such as this one are becoming more common and are very disappointing. Open Source is nice to have, but does not make electronic voting secure. Only a voter-verified paper audit trail is sufficient ...https://increment.com/open-source/voting-for-transparency/ …
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The crux of it is simple: there is no known technique for people to verify that the software they are interacting with is the correct software and has not been subverted to record something other than their intent. Meanwhile, we do know how to verify paper.
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Replying to @colmmacc
VotingWorks agrees with you: "It should offer voter-verified paper ballots and support post-election statistical audits." https://voting.works/about/ The article was so focused on the open source aspect that it didn't give enough attention to what the code was being used for & why.
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The article is misleading and dangerous. Verified elections don't depend on verifying the code; it's impossible and irrelevant. The "Operating System" for democracy is people, with their opposing interests, verifying elections with their own eyes, and agreeing on the result.
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OSS may produce public procurement and maintainability benefits, and better usability, and accessibility. But the article's narrative is around transparency and security, and that's irresponsibly a false narrative.
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