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So I live in massachusetts, and no matter how i vote (in presidential elections) it does not make a difference, because the state always votes democrat. Two t
by skate22 8y ago
So I live in massachusetts, and no matter how i vote (in presidential elections) it does not make a difference, because the state always votes democrat.
Two times in my lifetime a presidential canidate has had the majority of the votes, and still "lost" the election.
Most people ive talked to have agreed that often laws get passed by paying corrupt gov officials. People just kind of accept it.
I agree with you that auditable systems are not going to bring the change to democracy that this country needs. This system needs some fundemental changes.
- annabellish 8y agoI don't think the argument that "electronic voting doesn't work because x, y, z" is implicitly making the argument "the current system does not need fixing". It does, especially in america for the reasons you've outlined, among others, but in many other western countries as well. But electronic voting, at least right now, doesn't solve any of the difficult problems. I think we as "the technological elite", in many ways, need to be responsible with what our hammer makes us see as nails. A perfect electronic voting system would make the current system more efficient and likely increase participation, at least somewhat, but it wouldn't fix any of the real problems, and we don't have a perfect electronic voting system _anyway_.
- pnongrata 8y agoin Brazil we have had eletronic voting for some time now. Voting is compulsory and turnout is very good. It just so happens that our system is still very broken and messy. Blank or null votes are always high, many times surpassing the runner-up in our presidential elections.