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by partiallypro 2494 days ago
They do that in Russia...and they also ballot stuff in Russia. The term "ballot stuffing" is from paper ballots.
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Tampering with voting machines software is easier, less noticeable and doesn't even require a cooperation from staff at the polling station (which ballot stuffing requires). You just need cooperation from the manufacturer.
And of note, the manufacturers of voting machines get out there and make public statements that they are not politically neutral - https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/09/business/machine-politics...