Exactly, we can definitely build a secure online voting system, far more secure than the current paper one, but it will come with some downsides. One of them is

Exactly, we can definitely build a secure online voting system, far more secure than the current paper one, but it will come with some downsides. One of them is a national digital ID mandated to all voters, which obviously can and will be abused by the government. Another reason (besides what I mentioned in another post below) why such a secure system will never see the light, even if we can technically build it, is that the average person will start to question: why do we still need to vote for representatives if we have such a system in place? Can't we as citizens vote directly on bills/acts? Which makes sense since the current system was designed before all these tech and connectivity.