CEC reveals: counting votes by hand is just as safe as by computer, only slower

The Central Election Commission has proudly announced that they have discovered a revolution in election organization — using hands. After it turned out that computers can also make mistakes, the CEC decided it's better to rely on the same technology humans have been using to count for thousands of years.

Commission chairman Oļegs Burovs explained with scientific precision that manual counting would help reduce public distrust in electronic systems. "After all, if a person can count to ten with the help of fingers, why couldn't they also count election results?" asked one CEC employee who wished to remain anonymous.

University of Liepāja professor Jānis Skaitītājs commented: "This is a step in the right direction. We've been teaching students to add without calculators for years, so why should the government be any different?" He also added that student exam results show — when counting by hand, errors are just as frequent as with computers, only at least they're human.

Meanwhile in Riga, politicians are still thinking whether five days will be enough to recount all the votes. But in Liepāja we already know — if it's needed, then it's needed, and the Baltic Sea wind will help flip the pages faster.