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by Maxious 4356 days ago
The Australian counting system is VB6 on embedded MSSQL upgraded from a COBOL implementation.

"Two AEC data entry operators enter the same ballot data into the system separately, so their counts can be compared to verify that data entry discrepancies are not allowed to influence the final outcome." http://www.itnews.com.au/News/360504,the-tech-behind-was-sen...