Digital Voting crashes, nations rediscover the pencil

Today’s high-tech elections took a low-tech turn after voting servers crashed within hours. Voters were greeted by error messages instead of results, forcing officials to make a quick decision: back to paper ballots and pencils.

“Yes, actual pencils,” confirmed the Minister of Digital Affairs, holding one like a museum piece.

Polling stations scrambled, younger voters asked how marking paper works, and older citizens quietly felt vindicated. “We told you this still works,” one said.

So far, the new system is slow but functional. Experts report zero crashes, unless someone drops a pencil.