Online Voting and Why We Don't Use It
Ryan Rampersad joins Ian R Buck to talk about online voting, a topic he researched in college. They discuss the rigorous set of requirements for a voting system, and the extra challenges faced by an electronic implementation to meet those requirements.
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Episode Index
00:00 | Intro
00:31 | What is E-Voting?
- What is e-voting?
- Electronic voting - Wikipedia
- E-voting: any voting that uses electronic devices to aid the process
- Polling place e-voting
- Counting machines, touchscreen devices, etc at the polling place
- Pretty common in America
- Only really affects the behind the scenes counting part of voting
- Remote e-voting
- Voting on a personal device via the Internet without in-person supervision
- Would be a fundamental change in how we relate to and approach voting
04:49 | Current process
- How to Vote in Every State - YouTube
- Voter registration
- Done at many public-facing government offices, by mail, and in some states online
- Vote at polling place on election day
- Vote early at one of several designated locations
- Vote absentee by requesting a ballot and mailing it in by a certain date
06:27 | Requirements
- Traditional Voting Requirements
- Requirements of E-Voting — Considerations and Examples
- Ensure that only those with the right to vote can do so
- Ensure that each vote is counted exactly once
- Allow protest votes (blank or spoilt votes)
- Prevent anyone from forcing future votes or punishing for past votes
- Protect the secrecy of individual votes
- Guarantee accessibility for all voters
- Ensure confidence in the process