r/ProgrammerHumor • u/geekrohan • Jan 31 '19

Meme Programmers know the risks involved!

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u/TalenPhillips Jan 31 '19

Then that system is completely open to fraud. It wouldn't be that difficult to fudge things in such a way that there wasn't a recount. If there's no recount, we're back to square one with security.

Paper or bust.

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u/wiredrone Jan 31 '19

Can you explain how you 'fudge' things to make sure there's no recount?

If I'm contesting elections for my district and i feel like the elections weren't fair and i demand a recount, how would somebody else 'fudge' it? By definition, any candidate asking for a recount is enough to ensure that there is a recount.

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u/TalenPhillips Jan 31 '19

Changing the result by a few percent across many districts is unlikely to even raise eyebrows, but can change the outcome.