(05-21-2020, 11:36 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:

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

You don't do it yourself. You pay Luca Brasi to do it. Are you going to call the cops on Luca Brasi? Do you not value your family?

The four articles prove that some candidates (or their cronies) believe that it's worth doing. And like I said to Gabe, that's only the ones that we know about.