"With the advent of new technological means of communication, however, will technology be a means to fight against the disaffection toward politics that so many Americans seem to feel?
When asked for ideas on how to boost turnout, young people frequently suggest internet voting. That’s hardly a surprise, given the role in their lives and how often it is now used for student elections and votes at online sites like Facebook and Youtube. Indeed the nation of Estonia arranged for vote on the internet in 2005. In this post I explore the stakes around this new technology, and whether we’re even remotely close to implementation in the US."
If ever made secure, would it improve election turnout?
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