Could we please begin our examination of why "all the polls were wrong" by vowing

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30. Which technology is used is irrelevant

There is a phrase in the security business: Security is a process, not a product.

https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2000/04/the_process_of_secur.html#:~:text=Security%20is%20a%20process%2C%20not,of%20the%20products%20or%20patches

If you think using paper ballots protects you from fraud you are fooling yourself--it merely changes the type of fraud that is possible. The key to keeping our elections safe is to establish safe and reliable processes, and a way to verify that those processes were followed during the election. True, paper ballots have an advantage in that the technology involved in certain electronic voting machines is beyond the understanding of most people. As a result, your average person can observe the voting and counting of paper ballots and come away with a sense of certainty that is completely lacking with a 100% electronic system--and that sense of certainty is very important. If people lose faith in the system things unravel pretty quickly.