Comment Re:Why not hand-count? (Score 1) 360
I believe one main reason that hand counting is no longer considered acceptible is the trustworthy of the counters.
Sure, you can have double-counts and triple-counts, but in a land where the campaign costs almost as much as budget of the office-holder, you can also double-bribe and triple-bribe.
That's why the security of these automated systems is so important... they *must* be more secure than a bunch of volunteers hand-counting.
In Australia, there just isn't the cash-flow to support that sort of shenanigans.
Bribery? Surely Not! In USA, Lies tell politicians, and kickbacks get Haliburton^H^H^H^H^H^H^H corporations.
Sure, you can have double-counts and triple-counts, but in a land where the campaign costs almost as much as budget of the office-holder, you can also double-bribe and triple-bribe.
That's why the security of these automated systems is so important... they *must* be more secure than a bunch of volunteers hand-counting.
In Australia, there just isn't the cash-flow to support that sort of shenanigans.
Bribery? Surely Not! In USA, Lies tell politicians, and kickbacks get Haliburton^H^H^H^H^H^H^H corporations.
