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0 pointsk__6y ago0 comments

How does online voting differ from mail voting?

The only difference I see, is, the mail is sent via the postal service and the online vote is sent via my personal computer and internet connection.

To get around this, the government could issue verified voting tablets that are locked down and use secured connections.

Otherwise, people can force me to vote different without the authorities noticing already.

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pessimizer6y ago

I don't know that there is a difference, and I'm finding the fact that it's becoming more widespread a problem. There could already be a nontrivial number of coerced or paid voters. Voting by mail should be a tiny percentage of the vote, largely consisting of people who are overseas. Instead, we're starting to see a lot of elections decided by mail-ins.

jcoffland6y ago

> How does online voting differ from mail voting?

You cannot easily encrypt your voting information when sent by regular mail. If you have a unique unforgeable id, like a private key, and a secure voting device then your vote can be submitted and counted securely online. Granted, you could print your encrypted vote and mail it in.

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