Blog Stage Five

Our voting system is set up electronically, so we might as well make voting easier for the average voter. The government should modify the system we have now. An online voting system would have many advantages over having to travel in person to cast one’s vote. Other countries, such as Britain and France, have used online voting in certain elections. The voters require a special ID card with a smart chip, issued by the government, to use the system. A special device is needed to read the ID card, which is installed into one’s computer. Improvements in security will be of concern to most who use or refuse to use the system. There are many concerns about this type of system, but the kinks can be worked out. The United States has used similar systems for the military and citizens abroad. Online voting could be tested as a backup to the electronic voting system we have now. At the same time changes can be made to correct the errors found in the system. Voters could vote in person and also cast a vote online to serve as a check or recount to either system’s vote tally. The number of votes would grow exponentially I am sure, because the system would be available in the voters homes on their own computers. People without computers could go to the local library to cast a vote, or they could go to any public place with a computer. It is hard for many of us to trust the electronic system already in place. We might as well use the electronics at our fingertips.