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More than 43,000 people went to the polls for a Louisiana election. A candidate won by 1 vote
#LouisianaElection #Vote #ParishSheriff #Recount #Candidate #OneVote #Politics #News
In the northwest corner of Louisiana, a candidate for parish sheriff is demanding a recount after losing by a single vote in an election where more than 43,000 people voted. The tight race shines a spotlight on Louisiana’s recount process and its outdated voting machines, which do not produce an auditable paper trail that experts say is critical to ensuring election results are accurate. When the recount takes place Monday only absentee ballots will be tallied again, as they are the only auditable paper trail. States’ recount abilities have proven to be exceedingly important, especially following the 2020 presidential election when multiple battleground states conducted recounts to confirm President Joe Biden’s victory.
"I believe that polling machines should have a GSM module so that they can transmit encrypted data to a central server, and that can only be read in the presence of polling agents nominated by political parties
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Following up on our [first remarks](https://hasgeek.com/onevote/electiontech/updates/first-remarks-on-the-announcement-from-telengana-g-TyPSpPiAAsnihQPqw4EWpZ) on the e-voting announcement from the Telangana State Election Commission we present a discussion around the mock election which was recently conducted.
"In jurisdictions which have studied Internet voting in depth, and in particular those which have studied the security and privacy risks associated with it, grave concerns have been identified,"
Kind of what we've been discussing at #OneVote - on such choices.
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RT @CJPAC
"In Canada, online voting does not exist at the provincial or federal level. However, some municipalities in Ontario and Nova Scotia have adopted an internet voting sys…
https://twitter.com/CJPAC/status/1491912049030582273
“"In Canada, online voting does not exist at the provincial or federal level. However, some municipalities in Ontario and Nova Scotia have adopted an internet voting system." If online voting was possible federally and/or provincially, would you do it? https://t.co/U1P8ct5Xqh”
“Online #voting is not a new idea in India – after all, game shows have been using it for years. But shifting to an electoral context, when the stakes are much higher, it is vital to understand the processes and risks involved, and to create public awareness about the same🧵”