IMHO, the work that has the most chance of making the difference is not in new software, but in new cryptographic techniques, and ultimately a standard protocol

IMHO, the work that has the most chance of making the difference is not in new software, but in new cryptographic techniques, and ultimately a standard protocol. Anonymous end-to-end auditable voting can and should be distributed, rather than relying on a centralized website on which to cast votes and present arguments.