Computer voting systems cannot replace traditional voting.
The lecturer opposed the idea of replacing traditional
voting with computerized voting systems because of 3
reasons.
Firstly, even if sometimes traditional voting causes
people to vote for the wrong candidate, people who
don’t know how to use computers run into problems
or are discouraged from voting completely. This refutes the point in the
reading passage about computer voting being easier because
they can just touch the screen.
Secondly, human counting errors are much less harmful than
ones made by computer programs. Computers are still created
by humans and can sometimes not register votes or delete a massive amount of them.
The most humans can do is miss a few
ballots. If a major counting mistake is made, since the
votes aren't registered physically, recounting can be
impossible.
Finally, the lecture refutes the point in the passage about
people trusting computer systems in banking and
communication. Those systems have failed again and again,
recently being perfected into being secure and accurate.
Consequently, because voting isn't an everyday occurrence,
it will take a lot of time and patience to perfect the
voting technology.
In conclusion, the lecturer argues that not everyone
knows how to use computers, computerized systems may
make counting blunders and traditional voting
is more reliable at the present. These are the
reasons why people aren't completely ready for advancing
the voting systems.
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