There's a lot of discussion about whether electronic voting _can_ be done reliably and safely, but I think the psychological factor is also very important here.

There's a lot of discussion about whether electronic voting _can_ be done reliably and safely, but I think the psychological factor is also very important here. An election shouldn't only be objectively trustworthy, it should _feel_ trustworthy. And all the cryptographic fundaments in the world simply don't provide the same certainty that your vote has been received anonymously, will be counted, and can be emited only once as introducing a sealed envelope in a transparent box while a person strikes your name from a list of voters. The counting process is supervised by representatives of all parties with competing interests, and if you're still not sure, you can observe it yourself here since it's open to the public. I simply don't understand the need to replace this process with an electronic one, which _at best_ provides the same guarantees, but in a way that is not immediately evident to the voters.