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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
Even without a source, I'll bet you're right.
The problem as I see it is this:
In 1992 there was no internet fraud. There was limited use of the internet and limited commerce. The "fraudsters" were dumpster diving, phone soliciting, and door to door.
Now, you can't do anything but delete most e-mails. Why? The "fraudsters" moved on to greener pastures. When Willie Sutton was asked why he robs banks, his reply was "that's where the money is"
I'm afraid that if all voting migrates to mail, or internet, or interactive TV, the "fraudsters" will be out in droves. Just because they aren't here at the moment, just like the early internet, they very well may appear. Why? Because that's where the votes are.
Like the investment ad states----"past performance is no guarantee of future returns"
PS: Despite all this political BS, I still love you OBB, and you too, Blue.
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I don't think switching completely to internet votes or snail-mail votes is the answer. I feel both should be an option, in addition to in-person poll locations.
In some states that's already the case.
I'm actually against 100% internet-based voting for a few reasons.
1) accessibility. Not everyone has reliable internet. In some rural areas there is no internet at all.
2) security. Not everyone understands the importance of setting up firewalls and virus protection, and voting requires that you identify yourself uniquely. This presents a huge risk to those folks who don't properly set up their internet security. Identity theft should be the #1 concern - imagine someone taking over the voting rights of entire electoral college districts for the NEXT election after this one. No one will even know it was done, until they try to vote 4 years later.
3) a sense of "closure." This is more of a personal thing - I prefer doing things in person, because I can see for myself that my efforts got from point A (my hand) to point B (the ballot box.) It's why I prefer cash transactions and RARELY ever buy anything online. If I need money I go inside a bank and have them give me cash at the teller. I don't "do" ATMs.