Something that always bothers me during election time, even in leftist spaces, is the lack of any discussion of direct election tampering. In addition to voter suppression and gerrymandering and such, we know electronic voting machines are seemingly designed for the purpose of tampering, and the dem primaries were blatantly rigged with shitty apps, coin flips, and "rouding errors" that somehow all went for establishment candidates. So, are we really sure any vote totals are legit, or is it a giant psy-op whose results are tailored to produce the preferred political climate for capital?
It seems absolutely insane to me that you would ever use electronic voting machines. It's just impossible to trust them. Voting needs to be low-tech, paper ballots marked with a pen (pencil would be even better tbh), and a sealed urn. What's so difficult about this?
It’s almost as if...
What they should do is combine electronic voting with electronic gambling. You can put in your vote for free, or you can add a dollar and get a spin of the voting reels and have the chance to hit a jackpot.
Voting percentages would increase and the election could find itself. It's a perfect, capitalist, exploitative idea.