Disagree. Who would you put in charge of online voting that you could trust?

Author: NedoftheHill (47361 Posts - Joined: Jun 30, 2011)

Posted at 8:10 pm on Aug 26, 2026

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Banks are motivated to have a foolproof, trusted system, and even they get hacked sometimes, and it will get worse.

Do you think government bureaucrats are as motivated and talented as those setting up online banking?

You are thinking about what is possible. I am thinking about how the "possible" will be actually implemented and used.

We have the technology. Can the government implement it and use it successfully in ways that are transparent and cannot be subverted?

Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.

Replies to: “Disagree. Who would you put in charge of online voting that you could trust?”

24 states have filed suit re Trump's executive order to control who gets a mail in ballot. [LINK] - conorlarkin - 6:15pm 8/26/26 (20) [View All]
- By "control" you mean validate eligibility. - iairishcheeks - 6:35pm 8/26/26
  - You had me until "online" voting. - NedoftheHill - 7:28pm 8/26/26
    - That was my thought too. I would figure online voting would be easy to hack. [NT] - TampaIrish - 7:32pm 8/26/26
    - We bank online, we can vote online. - iairishcheeks - 7:31pm 8/26/26
      - Disagree. Who would you put in charge of online voting that you could trust? - NedoftheHill - 8:10pm 8/26/26
        
        You would be able to individually verify how your vote was counted. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 8:15pm 8/26/26
        
        That would be nice, I do often wonder where my ballot goes when it disappears from my sight. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:17pm 8/26/26
        
        Careful, you might fall into my web... [NT] - iairishcheeks - 8:18pm 8/26/26
        
        I'm only invested in the outcome: security. If you can convince me.... [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:19pm 8/26/26
        
        We can do better than paper ballots: yes or no? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 8:21pm 8/26/26
      - You’re not wrong but online banking gets hit all the time. I don’t know how to make anything - TampaIrish - 7:38pm 8/26/26
        
        Imagine a truck carrying paper ballots crashes and burns, how's your election integrity? - iairishcheeks - 8:00pm 8/26/26
        
        Can you assure me you can limit hacking to the number of ballots that can fit in a burning truck? - NedoftheHill - 8:12pm 8/26/26
        
        I already told you: ClaudeMythosAI.gov [NT] - iairishcheeks - 8:17pm 8/26/26
        
        That's the one not released to the public because it can be good at hacking? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:19pm 8/26/26
        
        Yes, but also anti-hacking. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 8:20pm 8/26/26
  - conor considers blocking noncitizens (from voting Dem) to be "controlling the vote:. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 6:56pm 8/26/26
- How about we get people to show up, show their ID and vote in person. If you need a mail in - TampaIrish - 6:21pm 8/26/26
  - That makes too much sense. Also makes it hard to conduct voter fraud. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 7:26pm 8/26/26
    - I’m sure Conor is on the side of “IDs are hard to get” or maybe “certain people don’t know - TampaIrish - 7:29pm 8/26/26

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