(05-21-2020, 10:34 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(05-21-2020, 09:46 PM)MalabarJag Wrote: D-Day was a once in history event. There was no reasonable alternative and problems were considered an acceptable cost. In the case of voting the secret ballot is still the best solution, and your ballot isn't secret if someone threatens you to let them fill it out. There is no need for an "error and try to fix later" alternative to the voting booth.

A better example is computer hacking and malware. There will never be a time when the problems are fixed (at least I kept getting updates to patch holes in the operating systems). Criminals will always find a way around any solution. That's even more concerning when the criminals are the ones in charge.

And I just hope whatever you're on doesn't kill you.

Computer hacking has always been around. Yet we've had computers handling our bank accounts for decades now. Money! Every day.  Much more involved than a few votes. Much more tempting - election fraud would only benefit one candidate at a time, but any number of people could benefit from a scheme to mess with how computers count the money.

As for the "secret ballot" thing, I share that concern.  I want my ballot to be secret and yours too.  But let's step into the enemy's shoes.  Imagine that you're a nasty person who is running for your local soil and water district, and you want to cheat to win.  You resolve to intimidate your neighbors into showing you their mail in ballot with your name marked on it. You're about to knock on your first door.  What odds do you think you have of "persuading" your neighbor without the neighbor calling the cops on you?