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EVMs 'Too Risky'...Mandate Paper Ballots: Elon Musk Again Rakes Up Issue Before US Elections

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has again highlighted his lack on trust on Electronic Voting Machines ahead of the US elections. In a post on X, Musk said, “EVMs and anything mailed in is too risky. We should mandate paper ballots and in-person voting only." Last month, he and former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar had a tug-of-war on X regarding EVMs.

An Art teacher makes a painting questioning the statement of Tesla CEO Elon Musk on eliminating EVM machines, in Mumbai on June 19, 2024.
An Art teacher makes a painting questioning the statement of Tesla CEO Elon Musk on eliminating EVM machines, in Mumbai on June 19, 2024. (ANI)

By ETV Bharat English Team

Published : Jul 9, 2024, 3:28 PM IST

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday again raked up the electronic voting machine (EVM) issue before the US presidential elections later this year, vouching for paper ballots and in-person voting mechanisms.

In a post on X social media platform, Tesla and SpaceX CEO said, “EVMs and anything mailed in is too risky”. “We should mandate paper ballots and in-person voting only,” said the X owner, displaying some US-based news stories about EVMs.

In a separate post, Musk claimed that when combined with main-in ballots, the system is “designed” to make it impossible to prove fraud. “Mail-in and drop box ballots should not be allowed, as cameras on the in-person voting stations would at least prevent large-scale fraud by counting how many people showed up vs ballots cast,” the billionaire argued.

Last month, Musk and former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar had a tug-of-war on X regarding EVMs. When Chandrasekhar told the tech billionaire that Indian EVMs are custom-designed, secure and isolated from any network or media, the Tesla CEO replied: "Anything can be hacked".

"Electronic voting machines can be architected and built right as India has done. We would be happy to run a tutorial, Elon," Chandrasekhar replied to the tech billionaire. Musk had reacted to Puerto Rico’s primary elections which allegedly experienced voting irregularities.

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