I think a lot of people are too lazy to vote. What if they could go to a website and actually vote. Do you think they would? Would that get more young people involved?
2007-08-21 18:31:13 · 13 answers · asked by Jron 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Of course they probably would get more participation, but there also would a lot more participation in political fraud. Something that hasn't been mentioned by anyone yet, for those who can't make it to the poles for various reasons or are just to "lazy" as you said, is the mail in ballots. With that as an option, people have a lot less excuse for not voting. On the other hand, sometimes when it comes to the candidates, it is hard to decide who is the "lesser" of 2 evils.
2007-08-21 20:31:38 · answer #1 · answered by JBroste 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I shouldn't post this without a source, but I recall reading an article in November that dealt with voter polling, specifically the question of why one votes. Surprisingly, the story indicated that many voted to be seen voting. The idea being, that voting is an easy and tangible way to show one doing their civic duty.
How accurate this is, I don't know, we all have our different priorities. My guess, is that we'd probably have more voters, but I don't believe internet penetration is sufficient to have web only home voting, we'd probably need phone voting as well to avoid the appearance of any socio-economic bias.
2007-08-21 18:55:38 · answer #2 · answered by Mark P 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really - Oregon has mail-in voting only. It's essentially the same as how absentee ballots work. Despite not having to go out and stand in the Pacific Northwest rain, the turnout is not much better than other states. In some cases, it's even worse.
2007-08-22 05:45:49 · answer #3 · answered by cheaper than food 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell yeah, we'd have more votes cast then people eligible to do so. They just proved that any 12 year old can hack any voting registration site....
.That is scary to think about, preteens deciding the future of the country because the electorate has been alienated by the system.
2007-08-21 18:41:51 · answer #4 · answered by Outside the box 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! It would be so much easier for everyone to vote from home because alot of homes have computers. Especially if your disabled or handicapped you wouldn't have the difficulty of having to travel to the polls to get to vote. Just hope that it won't be corrupt. I think why they don't do it because hackers would probably have a field day bombarding the computer voting.
2007-08-21 18:56:46 · answer #5 · answered by Jack O 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe, presidential elections are held in the fall, when in most cities the weather is inclement. Maybe not, a lot of people don't believe their votes count, so why bother? I like that you think outside the box though!
2007-08-21 18:41:31 · answer #6 · answered by grace95838 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely... But then what after that ? Go out to them, and get their vote ? Now this is getting carried away, and a little scary.
If a persons opinion is worth anything, they will find a way to get out and vote.
2007-08-21 18:41:15 · answer #7 · answered by Robert S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely.
2007-08-21 18:46:16 · answer #8 · answered by oogabooga 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would, but most still wouldnt do it. You can take a horse to water, but you cant make it drink.
The problem with it is that it opens the door to even more fraud.
2007-08-21 19:56:34 · answer #9 · answered by mnbvcxz52773 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great if it could be pulled off without much computer fraud. I just don't trust this idea yet. Computer fraud is a huge problem.
2007-08-21 20:07:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋