Why aren't US voting machines open source?

tkchumly@lemmy.one to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 19 points –

I see stories about how election is rigged or that there are security vulnerabilities and lots of people don't believe the outcome. Why don't they just open source everything so that anyone can look at the code and be sure the votes are tallied correctly?

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Do you think most of the people in government know what open source means? The concept of facebook confuses them lol

does the open source connect to the WiFi? yes or no

I don't know about most, but I think the number of people in government willing to accept bribes and kickbacks for picking a particular overpriced vendor is probably greater.