What we talk about when we talk about rigging an election First things first, we need to establish what we mean when we talk about “election rigging”. Controlling the outcome of an election is a comparatively simple, even vulgar, process. All you need to do is manipulate the count and/or simply lie about the result. However doing this efficiently – rigging an election with as little effort as possible and disguising that fact is more difficult. In short, if your rigged election is entirely reliant on simply forging ballots you have done something wrong. If you want to reliably and consistently control the results of your “elections” you need to be more creative than that. The vast majority of your work pre-election will be dedicated to laying the groundwork, building infrastructure, and lubricating the public. The vote itself is the final destination in a long journey that starts with…