(11-04-2024, 09:06 PM)JagFan81 Wrote:

(11-04-2024, 08:00 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: How do the Brits get election results?

Ours is a lot more old fashioned. Basically votes get taken to a counting building (usually a school hall or sports center) and hundreds of volunteers count individually for hours until a result is decided. The candidates all then step onto stage with a local council official who declares the result. It takes some time and probably wouldn't work with the amount of votes for a US election but it just feels a more transparent and boring way which doesn't cause any issue with people thinking things are corrupted.

The other big difference is you guys vote for the President. We vote for parties and whatever party gets the most votes, that leader is Prime Minister. That bit I don't like. You could have a good local MP but hate their leader, can't vote for one without the other.

Paper ballots are still counted here in a similar way, but electronic voting is becoming more of the norm. With around 170 million registered voters across 6 time zones, we rely increasingly on technology to speed and organize the process. But as you say, it invites skepticism and distrust.

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