I have voted in every German election I was eligible to in the past 30 years, using fancy technology called “paper”, “pencil” and sometimes “envelope”. It’s never taken me longer than 10 minutes. 20 if you include the walk to the voting place.

Nov 6, 2018 · 8:08 PM UTC

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I haven't formed an opinion on digital voting but I'd imagine there would be a massive benefit on the other side of the fence for the people counting up the votes
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It’s 1-2 hours of work per person (always citizens); a small price to pay, much less than, say, jury duty in the US. Once they’re counted locally, results get transmitted digitally, but can always be recounted
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So true - no need to optimize this.
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Comparing German and US elections is comparing oranges and apples... in US elections people also have to decide about propositions, so a ballot can contain 10, 20 or more items to cast a vote on. They’re also plebiscites.
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Same here. I actually like the ritual of walking to the voting place and giving my vote in an analog way.
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very much so