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Would it? The groups that have trouble turning out - because they're poor, working two jobs, got no car, got poor public transport because they live in the bad

Would it? The groups that have trouble turning out - because they're poor, working two jobs, got no car, got poor public transport because they live in the bad side of town, they speak a minority language - those are the same groups that are likely to find digital stuff inaccessible.

lallysingh 7y ago
Will they find a basic (/old/cheap) smartphone more inaccessible than voting in person? A smartphone is pretty necessary these days, and basic ones are often free on cheap plans.
buttersbrian 7y ago
If you could vote through any 'device', the transportation, time, and money (depending on how the device aspect works) arguments would largely be moot. Define minority language people? Spanish (primary) speakers in the US are more tech savvy than maybe we're giving them credit for.
quicklime 7y ago
I don't think it would solve the problem for everyone in those groups, but it would for some. I'd be very surprised if it didn't move the needle. Also, there's another group that seems to have trouble turning out, and finds digital stuff perfectly accessible: young people.
- BostonFern 7y ago
  Strengthening voter enfranchisement is a commendable cause, but moving from accessible to effortless in order to cater to people reasonably able but insufficiently motivated is an awful reason to jeopardize the stakes of not just electronic but outright online voting.
  - watwut 7y ago
    Is it jeopardizing voting process if college students wont have unnecessary obstacles to voting? https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/states-make-harder-college-students-vote-69319276 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/states-make-harder...
    - BostonFern 7y ago
      If polling stations are not in fact accessible, then the criticism doesn't apply: strengthening voter enfranchisement is commendable.
  - buttersbrian 7y ago
    Define accessible? If polling stations are closed, strategically, and people cannot afford the time/money to vote, or wait to vote, are they truly accessible? Mail-in is a different situation, so I am not considering this. Otherwise, I agree with much of your thought.
nogabebop23 7y ago
It's often targeted at young voters, because they're "tech savy" so we should "speak their language". Despite the vast majority not being poor and having lots of free time they can't be bothered to vote today, why would this change anything?

lallysingh 7y ago

Will they find a basic (/old/cheap) smartphone more inaccessible than voting in person? A smartphone is pretty necessary these days, and basic ones are often free on cheap plans.

buttersbrian 7y ago

If you could vote through any 'device', the transportation, time, and money (depending on how the device aspect works) arguments would largely be moot. Define minority language people? Spanish (primary) speakers in the US are more tech savvy than maybe we're giving them credit for.

quicklime 7y ago

I don't think it would solve the problem for everyone in those groups, but it would for some. I'd be very surprised if it didn't move the needle. Also, there's another group that seems to have trouble turning out, and finds digital stuff perfectly accessible: young people.

BostonFern 7y ago
Strengthening voter enfranchisement is a commendable cause, but moving from accessible to effortless in order to cater to people reasonably able but insufficiently motivated is an awful reason to jeopardize the stakes of not just electronic but outright online voting.
- watwut 7y ago
  Is it jeopardizing voting process if college students wont have unnecessary obstacles to voting? https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/states-make-harder-college-students-vote-69319276 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/states-make-harder...
  - BostonFern 7y ago
    If polling stations are not in fact accessible, then the criticism doesn't apply: strengthening voter enfranchisement is commendable.
- buttersbrian 7y ago
  Define accessible? If polling stations are closed, strategically, and people cannot afford the time/money to vote, or wait to vote, are they truly accessible? Mail-in is a different situation, so I am not considering this. Otherwise, I agree with much of your thought.

nogabebop23 7y ago

It's often targeted at young voters, because they're "tech savy" so we should "speak their language". Despite the vast majority not being poor and having lots of free time they can't be bothered to vote today, why would this change anything?