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http://cannonfire.blogspot.com/2015/03/would-you-trust-election-system-that.htmlWednesday, March 18, 2015
Would you trust an election system that allows each vote to be changed?
Despite the pre-election polls, Bibi Netanyahu has won. But how did he win? Did his last-minute bombast and scaremongering turn the tide -- or was there another factor?
The appeal to the worst instincts of the citizenry may have worked its dark magic, as often happens here in the United States. But let us not be too quick to exclude the possibility of election hugger-mugger. Take note:
The voter registers his or her vote on a smart card. Interestingly, the system allows the voter to change his vote -- once. (Why isn't the voter simply told to discard the first card and take another?) These votes are then counted by another machine.
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Orrex
(63,086 posts)We already have a system that allows each vote to be changed.
SamKnause
(13,043 posts)liberal N proud
(60,302 posts)Like an American Voting system.
starroute
(12,977 posts)When I googled a few days ago, all I found was a story from a few months back saying it wouldn't be ready in time for the anticipated election. Or did they rush it into use?
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)NBachers
(17,007 posts)and I saw Netanyahu's momentum slowing down. This is another of those "surprise" outcomes that goes against the prevailing political winds.
zeemike
(18,998 posts)Why the fuck we have ever accepted electronic voting in the first place is beyond me...but we have even though we all know how easy it is to steel the vote.
Thespian2
(2,741 posts)is The Republican Party of Israel. Would they cheat and steal to keep power? Yes. Did they, like the Repugs when all they had was W, steal elections? Probably. No voting system is completely trust-worthy, but the closest is the pencil marked paper ballot.
GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)I knew he would "win".
The right wing has no compunction against cheating.