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Re:Casting a vote online can be secure and convenient by nitrogen on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @06:49PM (#12801432)
I don't recall convenience being a fundamental attribute of maintaining democracy.

Convenience is important to ensure a representative sample of the population is heard, and not just those who have enough free time to wait in line to vote. Mail-in ballots are a good example of convenience allowing greater participation.

Re:Casting a vote online can be secure and convenient by phs318u on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @06:59PM (#12801504)
Absolutely agree, but convenience does not trump security, verifiability etc. In the example you gave, mail-in ballots were primarily introduced as an exception to the rule, in order to increase participation. They are not a wholesale replacement for ballot-box voting.
Re:Casting a vote online can be secure and convenient by jbkly7 on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @07:10PM (#12801588)
In Washington, Oregon, and Colorado, voting is entirely by mail.
Re:Casting a vote online can be secure and convenient by phs318u on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @08:07PM (#12801873)
Really? You Americans and your strange ways :-)

I can see then, why for some, the argument that "e-voting can enable use of standover tactics" falls on deaf ears - because the risk is no different than what is currently the case.

Re:Casting a vote online can be secure and convenient by jbkly7 on Thursday October 27, 2016 @02:02AM (#12803199)
It's true. I can see the risk here, since I could easily pressure my wife into voting a certain way or even fill out her ballot and forge her signature (if I ignored the warnings that it's a felony to do so). I think we have to weigh that risk against the benefits of greater participation/accessibility that vote by mail provides.