alt Hacker News> at some point the thieves' energy/funding runs out
I don’t see why that should be the case. If you can influence gov elections every couple of years that seems like a pretty big deal.
On the other hand having the voting source code public and auditable seems like a good way to build trust
> having the voting source code public and auditable seems like a good way to build trust
It's not the source code that matters. It's the whole architecture, design, supply chain, and implementation as in down to object code _including_ firmware.