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Higher participation means voting is more likely to represent the population. As it is, vote results only reflect the opinions of those who considered that the
by throwawaylolx 8y ago
Higher participation means voting is more likely to represent the population. As it is, vote results only reflect the opinions of those who considered that the benefit they gain from voting exceeds the costs, which is a biased sample and negatively affects democratic principles. Costs need to be made as negligible as possible in order to be inclusive.
- wasdfff 8y agoVoting needs to be easier but also secure. A smartphone app isn’t secure. I don’t think it can ever be secure; exploiting that app to manipulate the US election would be the prize and singular goal of governments and corporations around the world. It would be much harder to manipulate physical ballots which are observed by multiple witnesses at every step of the process which is decentralized and takes place at multiple locations around the country.
- throwawaylolx 8y ago>Voting needs to be easier Which is why it's not a solved problem.
- foldr 8y agoIf higher participation is important, then why not make the effort and go out of your house and vote? I just don't follow your line of thought.
- throwawaylolx 8y agoBecause that only raises participation by a negligible amount.