Or, please consider Devuan as well, to ensure there are distros without hard dependencies on systemd, an expansive attempt to cement IBM/RedHat's control over the direction of Linux through foundational changes to the init, filesystem, login, homedir, and other components...
Please don't bother replying to change my mind... never gonna like systemd no matter what. If it works for you, fine. Some of us still find it wholly unnecessary.
Canada has always used paper, hand-counted ballots. Why anyone would trust their elections to machines which can be sabotaged is beyond me. Perhaps use them to check human-counted results, not the other way 'round.
Takes too long? Recruit more volunteers. Or, heaven forbid, pay them. Something this important deserves the resources to do it transparently and accurately.