Indian Elections: Can EVM(Electronic Voting Machines)Be Hacked/Tampered?

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2 points·yogrish··4 comments

There's a lot more to replacing traditional voting practices than first meets the eye.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w3_0x6oaDmI&pp=ygUaZWxlY3Ryb25...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LkH2r-sNjQs&pp=ygUaZWxlY3Ryb25...

why not. any system can be "hacked". there is term called "booth capture" where the aggressive party takes over polling booths of an area and forces the voters to vote for their person. that is "hacking" and there is no proof of it and you can't really fight it.

anyway, the whole "unhackable" is stupid. this just gives away this rancid smell of ignorance and malice.

India recently concluded its general elections. However, some opposition parties in southern states, who suffered significant losses, are alleging tampering, hacking, and even replacement of "lost EVMs" (Electronic Voting Machines). Is this possible? EVMs are generally not connected to WiFi or Bluetooth, but are there other ways the system could be manipulated as claimed by the losing parties? what do you think?

> Is this possible?

Yes, always.

More generally, tampering is always possible, regardless of voting system. (Yes, even on a blockchain.) The best-practice mitigation of this risk is a physical ballot that can be re-counted. Electronic voting sacrifices this in exchange for speed.

That said, India is a big democracy. And despite redoubtable paper ballots, we still have an idiot constituency in America willing to buy any lie that makes their sports team or political party the “real” winner.

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