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If you let the government get away with just simple counts they don't have to work as hard to fake an election. A time series can be compared with exit polling for example to highlight irregular patterns.



I can assure you that a corrupt nation-state level actor is at least as good at statistics as any analyst you know, if that's the threat model.


A motivated person could kick open your front door and tickle you, that doesn't mean a deadbolt isn't useful as part of home security plan.

Defence in depth.

A very least now they have to bring a math nerd into the conversation, increasing the footprint of the operation.




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