With the American midterms approaching, computerized voting is
getting significant media attention. Depending on the state,
ballots can be lengthy and confusing, poll queues long and slow,
and voters frustrated. At first blush, a computerized voting option
seems a plausible solution to these concerns. However, any change
to the electoral process ought to be carefully scrutinized, as the
integrity of voting systems affects a country's economic
stability and legitimacy as a democracy.
What is Computerized Voting?
"Computerized voting" means any electronic system by
which votes can be both cast and counted. In particular, we focus
on online voting. In this post, computerized voting does not
include the use of computers to tabulate paper ballots that were
filled in by hand.
