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If you want simplified, convenient voting there's the good old mail service for that. Nailed a decade ago or more in Switzerland. Details may differ by canton,
by CaptainZapp 9y ago
If you want simplified, convenient voting there's the good old mail service for that. Nailed a decade ago or more in Switzerland. Details may differ by canton, but essentially here is how it works:
About one month before elections, or a referendum (ca. 3 times a year) you get a resealable envelope containing all voting materials.
You cast your votes and put the slips into a sealed envelope (which ensures confidentiality). Then you sign the voter eligibilty card (which also serves as the return address), stick it into the envelope in which you received the materials and drop it into the next letter box.
The materials are checked and the sealed envelopes are stored until voting day, when the votes are counted.
Inconvenience, even if you live out in the total sticks, is really no excuse for not voting in Switzerland.
Can the system be gamed? On a very small scale probably yes if you really, really want to and are really careful. Gaming it on a significant scale? i really don't see how.
Edited for clarity
- pjc50 9y agoPostal votes can certainly be gamed on a significant scale. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11560017/Postal-voting-fraud-is-easy-electoral-commissioner-says.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/1156001...