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The Register
Thursday, March 12, 2026

Swiss E-Voting Pilot Fails: Can't Count 2,048 Ballots After Decryption Bug

Security / PrivacyPolitics / Regulation
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A Swiss e-voting pilot went sideways when a USB-related decryption failure left 2,048 ballots uncountable. Another cautionary tale for digital democracy — and a reminder that cryptographic systems fail in unglamorous ways.

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