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Electronic voting would be extremely convenient, and could do wonders for voter participation rates. I trust my entire net worth to computer systems, why can co
by chillacy 7y ago
Electronic voting would be extremely convenient, and could do wonders for voter participation rates. I trust my entire net worth to computer systems, why can computers sum up bank statements but not votes?
- the_snooze 7y agoFinancial transactions are frequent, reversible, insured, and don't require parties to be anonymous. Elections are one-off events where after-the-fact mitigations reduce its validity. Plus, elections require strong privacy (i.e., voters shouldn't be able to reliably show how they voted). Elections have far tougher constraints than finance.