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girinovey | 30 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 yes. machine counting is faster, so you get the results fast. Counting paper is slow, so you only do it for a few random machines just to audit the results, or if someone complains about a specific machine.
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Hazey | 30 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 That's trust me bro with extra steps.
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girinovey | 30 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 that's "trust statistics and random audits bro" with no extra steps.
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SLCW | 30 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 LMFAO 🤣 it's a system that allows fast tabulation, and confirmation of accurate results. You should take a few minutes to update your understanding of how the system works.