In #SouthAfrica, we still don't allow voting electronically. You go to the polling station, stand in the queue, get your thumb inked, go behind a cardboard book, mark an X on a peace of paper with the supplied pen, then fold that paper and stick it into a box.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) here is looking into changing that, which I think has its advantages, but I do think we need to tread carefully, because your vote is a very sensitive thing: https://techcentral.co.za/electronic-voting-south-africa-elections/260489/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica
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