The BBC offers a handy diagram of the electronic voting device used in India. According to the article, a control unit is used to release a ballot—clearly modelled on a paper one—to a voter, who presses a button next to the name of the desired candidate, and the control unit counts the vote. At the close of the election, the control unit is set to accept no further votes.
At a glance, the ballot lines names up next to buttons, a design that appears simple to use. I'm still looking around for information on verifying votes and safeguarding their transmittal. Still, with an electorate of 678 million, India arguably faces a worse security and logistical problem in tallying paper ballots than a decent electronic voting system would pose.
Indeed, it seems the electronic system has identified proxy vote fraud by tracking whether a person has already voted.
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