The actual scale of the audit of 100 million ballots is an insane cost with extensive time. The verification is built into the system. Key features include: states conducting their own elections, paper ballots being required, ballots need to have a chain of custody to be valid, and counting is done in a transparent and continuously audited manner.
Making lists and centralized techniques are a Bad Idea and exactly what authoritarian regimes go about doing.
Making lists and centralized techniques are a Bad Idea and exactly what authoritarian regimes go about doing.