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Why Paper Ballots Are More Verifiable Than Electronic Voting

Computerphile · Explainer · YouTube title: Why Electronic Voting is a BAD Idea - Computerphile
Why it's here

It is the go-to short explainer HN commenters link whenever e-voting, voting machines or online voting come up.

What it covers

Tom Scott explains for Computerphile why electronic voting is a bad idea, arguing that paper ballots are transparent, auditable and hard to tamper with at scale. He covers why moving voting to phones, tablets or computers undermines trust and verifiability.