[kozhevnikov]

I feel like it's possible to write secure voting software to the same level as NASA's software is bug free [1] following a similar rigorous development and testing process. It's just not worth it for any commercial profit-driven company.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=421555

[germinalphrase]

In which case, a strong argument could be made for an investment in the standardization of election voting machines?

It is purely a fear of federal vs state control that this hasn’t already happened?

[mmt]

> It's just not worth it for any commercial profit-driven company.

I don't think that conclusion follows. Rather, I think that conclusion is too narrow.

In this situation, the astronomic overall cost of such software would overshadow any other impediments, such as profit movite.

Why would anyone task even a public entity with this, if using paper ballots and manual counting is vastly cheaper?