Read some old news before commenting on my comment:

https://rense.com/general59/howaprivatecompany.htm

Four years after first revealing the flaws inherent in the insecure ES&S electronic voting machines used in Cook County, American Free Press went to the county clerk's office to observe how ES&S controls the counting of the votes for America's third largest city, Chicago, and the suburban area around it.

Scott Burnham, spokesman for the county clerk, had informed me that the vote count is open to the public and that press credentials would not be required. Shortly after arriving, I ran into Burnham and David Orr, the county clerk, in the hallway.

Although I had arrived just shortly before the polls closed at 7 p.m., I was the only member of the public or the press around except for a couple Associated Press (AP) reporters in the far corner of the room. They were busy setting up their laptop to the ES&S computer in the backroom, which provided them with "direct feed of the results.

I was surprised to see so few people attending such an important event. In France, scores of citizens watch the vote count in each polling station.

(emphasis mine)

And watch voters voting...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1jnnwU4sbo