Topic > Election Day Causes - 1663

Many people think they are vulnerable to hackers and fear polls will be tampered with. Eugenio Martinez, a writer for Forbes magazine, explored this topic and found out how Venezuela organizes elections. It states: “Venezuela uses one of the most technologically advanced verifiable voting systems in the world, designed to protect voters from fraud and tampering and ensure the accuracy of vote counts.” To ensure accuracy, Venezuela goes through a specific process. After the voter casts their ballot, the machine prints a receipt listing their choices, which they place in a box for later collection. Once the election is complete, officials randomly select polling locations to count boxes to ensure all ballots match correctly. This ensures that no one has hacked into the system to modify the file