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The Pros And Cons Of Evms

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While many people will argue that the swich to electronic voting machines (EVMs) will benefit the city, I prefer to believe that this will drain the city of multiple resources and oppurtunities. EVMs have been hacked into numerous times throughout the years they have been used. They require basic knowledge of the machine that most common city-folk do not posess. Also, these machines are very costly. Numerous voters who are for the use of EVMs will say that the use of these machines is more secure and private. On the other hand, I prefer to recognize the history of the many instances that have been filed over the years since EVMs were first used in polls, reports have showed incidents of th machines being "tapped". This means that on of the voters placed a hacked chip into one or more of the used memory polls, or one of the chips might have became faulty and was not replaced. When votes are being changed without the voters knowledge, I would say that EVMs …show more content…

The ciy, and or state, has to buy them, which requires the government to spend tax-payer dollars on such expenses. Then, once they get the machines, even more mony has to be spent to have someone come to the site to set them up. Next, in the case of one or more of the machines becoming faulty, the government would have to spend money to repair them. Every election mone would be needed to update the software on the machines, since they are not linked to an internet servr. Also, about every twenty years, the machines would become outdated and need replaced, causing even more tax-payer dollars to be spent. Overall, many people believe that switching for paper ballots to the use of EVMs is warranted, I prefer to believe that paper ballots are the best option. EVMs have many security and privacy flaws that can be exploited by hackers in attempts to "tap" the election. Paper ballots hav worked fo many years, and they will continue to work for years to

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