We are in a very dangerous place....

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1103819435507236864.html

We are in a very dangerous place because we don't have laws requiring evidence-based elections. If Trump wins the 2020 election due to election fraud, how will we prove the fraud? If Trump legitimately loses but falsely accuses Ds of election fraud, how will we disprove it? 1/

Link to tweet

2/ The phrase "evidence-based elections" was coined by @philipbstark, who invented Risk Limiting Audits.
Voting Machines: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
United States elections are not evidence-based elections. Only two states, Colorado and New Mexico, conduct manual audits sufficiently robust to detect vote tally manipulation. Depending on the type …
https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/11/05/voting-machines-what-could-possibly-go-wrong/
3/ Evidence-based elections are the only way to know if electronic election outcomes are legitimate. They require #HandMarkedPaperBallots plus robust manual audits plus a secure (perhaps videotaped) chain of custody between election night and the audit.
4/ We don't require this or do this in the US. It's a terrifying reality as we barrel toward 2020.
5/ It's why I wrote this article. I hope it helps move things toward evidence-based elections.