Evening 09 - If You Could Vote Online

10 Problems Solved in 10 Evenings

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Evening 09-The Problem…The effort it takes to vote! For those who didn’t register for postal voting had to go to the only one polling station where they could vote, what happens last minute and you can’t make it? it is a lot of effort to sort out a last minute proxy vote. This affected a few people I know which resulted in them not voting. This at least affected a dozen people in my own circles which is a dozen wasted votes.

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What if… you could opt to vote online when you register. We can bank, shop, communicate, and order a new passport or driving license online, so why can't we use the internet to vote? This would avoid last minute issues where you can’t make it down to your polling station, not to mention the convenience. There is some thinking to be had here with the obvious issues such as the site crashing with extensive use or blocking any hackers. We know there has been talks of running online voting in the next election let see if it happens.