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Why digital efficiency undermines democratic legitimacy

My small town put all our voting online to save money but now three people run the whole election from their laptops and that feels wrong somehow.

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What we've seen

Streamlined technological systems often eliminate the visible processes that create public trust in institutions.

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“Where Are You with Technology and democracy?”

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