Online Voting

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Online Voting

• The Pros and Cons

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Overview

• Introduction
• Video
• The Pros
• The Cons
• Links
• Conclusion

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Introduction

• America has become dependent on multitasking and
  the internet. Online voting has become an
  alternative option to voting at the poles. It
  could satisfy ones need to vote, while
  accommodating ones busy schedule. This has
  become a debate amongst many people. While most
  people agree that it will save time, and allow an
  equal opportunity for everyone to vote, others
  fear that our democracy could be up for grabs.

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The Pros

• Saves time (avoids traffic, pole lines, after
  work rush to poles)
• Can vote from any location that provides internet
  access
• Citizens can vote from abroad
• Eliminates absentee ballots
• Equal opportunity for everyone to vote
• Would not have to count paper ballots

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The Cons

• Ensuring online security
• Fraud
• Privacy
• Identification
• Technical Problems
• Accuracy

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Voters computers being attacked by viruses.

• The result of an election could be easily
  manipulated by hackers or people of different
  parties.
• Infected computers may not give an accurate
  number of recorded votes.

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Ensuring privacy and confidentiality of voters

• Confidentiality concerns could arise when online
  voters use public computers at work or the
  library.
• People might feel vulnerable because they do not
  have the same privacy of voting at the poles and
  hackers may be able to check the computers
  history and learn about ones vote.

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Accuracy of votes recorded

• It will be difficult to eliminate the voters
  constant concern of how accurate votes are being
  recorded. This has always been an issue in
  regular voting polls. Now, that this system is
  moving electronically, the concern is bigger and
  more difficult to address.
• Citizens voting multiple times
• Identity Theft

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Malfunctions

• Technical problems may happen at any time.
• If too many people try to access a page at one
  time, it may become overloaded. These problems
  may make citizens unable to vote.
• Power outages
• Weather related incidences
• Equipment problems

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Graph

• This is a graph of the percentage of people who
  prefer various types of electronic voting
  equipment to paper.

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Links

• Additional Links
• Visit Our Webpage

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Conclusion

• Online voting will be a reality of the future
  because it will allow every person to vote while
  accommodating their individual schedule. However,
  there will always be security problems as long as
  humans are making the software and able to
  manipulate the computer systems.