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<div>With internet voting, it is far easier to switch
every n-th vote to a certain candidate/party, and the <br>
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<div>game is over. Because anonymity is required, one
cannot trace a person to an actual vote. If this <br>
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<div>data is recorded, then it can be leaked and people
can be threatened or intimidated. In the absence</div>
<div>of that, switching votes is very easy. <br>
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<p>Electronic makes everything easier than paper. It makes it
easier to engage people. It makes people more active, which is
good, cause without demos there is no democracy.</p>
<p>You are correct in that ideal anonymity is not possible. When I
come to court and say that my vote was counted incorrectly, I
decide to divulge my preferences. On another hand society also
needs an anchor against false claims about meddling. So,
independent, offline registrar with some trust might be a
reasonable trade off.</p>
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<p>And this brings us to Bolivia.</p>
<p>There were elections. Judging by later polls, majority of people
did vote for Evo. But, some group inside started to say that
elections were meddled with. O.A.S. issued statements that
elections were meddled with. All news outlets repeated O.A.S.
statements. But O.A.S. misled and/or lied. Here is a very soft
language from NYT:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/07/world/americas/bolivia-election-evo-morales.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/07/world/americas/bolivia-election-evo-morales.html</a></p>
<p>"""</p>
<p>The authors of the new study said they were unable to replicate
the O.A.S.’s findings using its likely techniques. They said a
sudden change in the trend appeared only when they excluded
results from the manually processed, late-reporting polling
booths.<br>
This suggests that the organization used an incorrect data set to
reach its conclusion, the researchers said. The difference is
significant: the 1,500 excluded late-reporting booths account for
the bulk of the final votes that the O.A.S. statistical analysis
claims are suspicious.<br>
Also, the academics said the organization used an inappropriate
statistical method that artificially created the appearance of a
break in the voting trend. <br>
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<p>In other words, a f&&&ing coup d'état in a 21-st
century!<br>
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<p>Even after massacres that meant to scare people, polls show
majority wants to elect Evo's party.</p>
<p>Countries smaller than USA, Russia or China may really want to
have an option for voters to verify, and to ensure that claims of
fraud can be checked with strict evidence.<br>
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