This was a bad outcome for America and the world. But I think the only way to feel better about ourselves and about the world is to take the things we believe in and make them happen.
Are others using online voting? How are they ensuring that the votes are not hacked? We have a very secure system now though very fragmented. That makes it hard to hack. I would be interested in hearing about other countries efforts. We also need to work on stopping voter suppression which is think is a big problem in the US.
What are the biggest barriers to the implementation of secure, low-friction voting (e.g. mobile voting)? What do you see as the most effective paths to these barriers being removed?
From the small sample of nations who have started enabling voting via phone or internet, none have seen material increases in voter turnouts or increasing engagement. What gives you confidence that mobile voting will change anything?
Hi Jatish, I know the question was not for me, but I couldn’t help but comment. The answer to your first question is - the politicians. They will not vote to change the rules of a system that got them there. As for the second question, the path, we (the people) need to take is the same path Napster, YouTube, Uber, Airbnb, and many others took to become legal: build a critical mass of users that will vote for (or against) a politician based on a particular issue. Its the only way anything ever happens in politics. This Oct we facilitated the 2024 National Student Mock Election. Hundreds of thousands of high schoolers voted online/mobile - we are now build an online/mobile sample ballot for real elections in hopes of creating a critical mass of voters demanding to vote online/mobile. I'd be happy to demo the platform any time... Jim
A tiny Nordic country - Estonia, has been using extremely secure online voting (not mobile yet, tho) for 20 years. Very convenient. People love it.
Are others using online voting? How are they ensuring that the votes are not hacked? We have a very secure system now though very fragmented. That makes it hard to hack. I would be interested in hearing about other countries efforts. We also need to work on stopping voter suppression which is think is a big problem in the US.
What are the biggest barriers to the implementation of secure, low-friction voting (e.g. mobile voting)? What do you see as the most effective paths to these barriers being removed?
From the small sample of nations who have started enabling voting via phone or internet, none have seen material increases in voter turnouts or increasing engagement. What gives you confidence that mobile voting will change anything?
Hi Jatish, I know the question was not for me, but I couldn’t help but comment. The answer to your first question is - the politicians. They will not vote to change the rules of a system that got them there. As for the second question, the path, we (the people) need to take is the same path Napster, YouTube, Uber, Airbnb, and many others took to become legal: build a critical mass of users that will vote for (or against) a politician based on a particular issue. Its the only way anything ever happens in politics. This Oct we facilitated the 2024 National Student Mock Election. Hundreds of thousands of high schoolers voted online/mobile - we are now build an online/mobile sample ballot for real elections in hopes of creating a critical mass of voters demanding to vote online/mobile. I'd be happy to demo the platform any time... Jim