black box so they can do whatever the fuck they want.
it would be as simple as giving you a randomly generated 16 digit alphanumeric that only you have... which you could enter online to see your vote was registered as you wish... and trace to an original ballot cast if needed.
however, even then it would not be 100% because you could be checking a system that gives just your vote.... that may be flipped during full tally.
So, ALSO need a fully auditable system that shows the total, then every line making up the vote total. each line should have a unique id... .which should be traceable back to the actual ballot cast. Then, they can trace every vote back to a ballot.
This way, it can be validated from both ends. top down and bottom up.
As a financial auditor, that is how we'd audit things like Accounts Receivable or Accounts payable. If the detail lines add up to the total, good. Then start tracing the detail lines to the supporting documentation. good.. and as a further measure, go to the 3rd party that generated the supporting documentation (invoice) to make sure it's a real invoice. confirmed.
These concepts have been around for hundreds of years. It's just simple logic.
black box so they can do whatever the fuck they want.
it would be as simple as giving you a randomly generated 16 digit alphanumeric that only you have... which you could enter online to see your vote was registered as you wish... and trace to an original ballot cast if needed.
however, even then it would not be 100% because you could be checking a system that gives just your vote.... that may be flipped during full tally.
So, ALSO need a fully auditable system that shows the total, then every line making up the vote total. each line should have a unique id... .which should be traceable back to the actual ballot cast. Then, they can trace every vote back to a ballot.
This way, it can be validated from both ends. top down and bottom up.
As a financial auditor, that is how we'd audit things like Accounts Receivable or Accounts payable. If the detail lines add up to the total, good. Then start tracing the detail lines to the supporting documentation. good.. and as a further measure, go to the 3rd party that generated the supporting documentation (invoice) to make sure it's a real invoice. confirmed.
These concepts have been around for hundreds of years. It's just simple logic.