US election system reveals frightening vulnerabilities at almost every level
Paper ballots are the superior method of voting. It makes it nigh impossible to cheat at a large scale and there&#x27;s a paper trail verified by multiple adversarial parties. It&#x27;s also way more reliable due to the sheer simplicity of the system. For a system as important as our elections we should take every precaution possible.<p>Maybe I&#x27;m paranoid, but I don&#x27;t even trust mail-in ballots. I&#x27;m perfectly content to fill out my ballot ahead of time and hand-deliver it on election day.<p>I think it should also be a requirement to show a state or federal ID before you can cast your vote. I&#x27;m always floored when people try to defend voting without requiring any kind of identity verification. In Puerto Rico you&#x27;re required to register ahead of time for a voter ID and you must present it in order to vote. If Puerto Rico, which is drastically poorer than all 50 states, can pull this off without it being considered a problem then I find it really hard to take seriously the claims of people saying it sets too high of a bar.