I know a country with 85M citizens that does its national vote using paper, with voting locations closing at 6pm, reliable predictions available by 8pm and final results in the following morning. Tell me why this needs to be done electronically, with or without a blockchain
Fordham CLIP @FordhamCLIP
2 Jun 2018
West Virginia becomes the first U.S. state to allow internet voting by blockchain in primary elections. brook.gs/2L5WvEa via @BrookingsInst

Jun 4, 2018 · 7:41 AM UTC

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Did you ever count votes at a polling station in Germany? I have volunteered to do so. Since then I am surprised we even believe in valid voting results, especially at community level with 3 votes. People are somewhat limited in their abilities...
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Because we avoid waisting 100 of volunteers time count the votes and we eliminate the need for re-counts.
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Clap clap 👏
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I know you don't need it, but here is the opposite: A nice explanation why the electronic version is a bad idea. youtube.com/watch?v=w3_0x6oa… and a blockchain doesn't change a thing about it.
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Replying to @stilkov
Cost? With a robust electronic system, we could vote more often. Direct(er) democracy would actually be achievable. Not sure if such a system can exist, though. I have doubts (driven by gut-feeling, mostly).
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e-voting most certainly is a technical solution in search for a problem to solve. Adding "and now with block chain" doesn't change this one bit.
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