Elon Musk and Rahul Gandhi Question Security of Electronic Voting Machines
Musk calls for elimination of EVMs over hacking concerns, while Gandhi labels India's EVMs as 'black boxes' lacking transparency.
- Elon Musk advocates for the removal of electronic voting machines, citing risks of hacking by humans or AI.
- Rahul Gandhi supports Musk's stance, describing India's EVMs as opaque and unaccountable.
- Recent voting irregularities in Puerto Rico have intensified the debate on EVM security.
- India's Election Commission and IIT experts assert that Indian EVMs are tamper-proof and isolated from networks.
- The Supreme Court of India maintains current cross-verification practices, rejecting full vote slip audits.