[interestednovice]

Well the whole process of going down to your village hall and putting a cross on a piece of paper is quaint and charming too, then counting by hand.

I like to think the traditional act of voting in that way is all part of the fun and important occasion of an election, and in these days of cyber vulnerability it has a degree of simple reliability to it as well. Yes, counting is then slower, but at least you know it is done right and since it is a tradition to count overnight you usually get a result pretty quickly anyway.

Dare I say, the excitement of actual counting going on at counts across the country adds to the coverage for broadcasters too. I like the way results are officially declared at counts as well, and covered by broadcasters.

The system works just as well now as it ever did.