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by michaelt 2876 days ago
What happens when there are election irregularities detected after a winner has been declared?

2000 presidential election. Bush declared victor, but a Florida state law called for a recount as the margin was close. Recount was stopped, original election result stands. [1]

2016 brexit referendum. Leave campaign wins - and is later found to have broken campaign finance laws [2]. Original election result stands.

2016 presidential election. Trump declared victor, but evidence emerges of Russian interference [3]. Original election result stands.

There's no point in detecting irregularities after an election is over if they aren't going to be fixed - and history shows they won't be fixed. I'll stick with pencil-and-paper ballots thanks very much.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_United_States_presidentia...

[2] https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-news-latest-...

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_interference_in_the_20...