Should The Government Use Evm's: Hindering Or Hacking?

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The United States have started using EVM's(electroninc voting machines) there is a very large debate whether or not the should be used. In my opinion the EVM's are a terrible idea. the reasonfor my argument are that, the EVM's can easily be hacked and tampered with, they are costing the tax payers money, and most people find them harder to use.

First, EVM's can easily be hacked like any other device. The paper ballots can also be tampered with too but, is highly unlikely. Electronic devices have been getting hacked since they were invented, what makes the government think that jusdt because the EVM's arent connected to the internet that they can't be hacked, all devices have a VPN and can easily be scrambled.

Secondly, these electroning

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