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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

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.