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		antihero on Nov 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New Hampshire set to pilot voting machines that us... How do you verify the scanner software is telling you the truth though? Also what exactly is the point of doing this?

kube-system on Nov 4, 2022 [–]

You take the stack of ballots and run them through a different scanner, and/or look at them with eyeballs.

antihero on Nov 5, 2022 | [–]

So what’s the point in having them?

kube-system on Nov 5, 2022 | | [–]

They’re physical, tangible, plainly understood by all, and auditable.

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