The Extra Dimension

Ryan Rampersad joins Ian R Buck to talk about online voting, a topic he researched in college. They discuss the rigorous set of requirements for a voting system, and the extra challenges faced by an electronic implementation to meet those requirements.

Episode Index 00:00 | Intro 00:31 | What is E-Voting?

• What is e-voting?
• Electronic voting – Wikipedia
• E-voting: any voting that uses electronic devices to aid the process
• Polling place e-voting
  • Counting machines, touchscreen devices, etc at the polling place
  • Pretty common in America
  • Only really affects the behind the scenes counting part of voting
• Remote e-voting
  • Voting on a personal device via the Internet without in-person supervision
  • Would be a fundamental change in how we relate to and approach voting

• How to Vote in Every State – YouTube
• Voter registration
  • Done at many public-facing government offices, by mail, and in some states online
• Vote at polling place on election day
• Vote early at one of several designated locations
• Vote absentee by requesting a ballot and mailing it in by a certain date

• Traditional Voting Requirements
• Requirements of E-Voting — Considerations and Examples
• Ensure that only those with the right to vote can do so
• Ensure that each vote is counted exactly once
• Allow protest votes (blank or spoilt votes)
• Prevent anyone from forcing future votes or punishing for past votes
• Protect the secrecy of individual votes
• Guarantee accessibility for all voters
• Ensure confidence in the process

• Implementation of E-Voting

• Internet Voting – Voting methods in Estonia – Estonian National Electoral Committee

• The Extra Dimension #9: Encryption › The Nexus

• Kevin MacLeod [Official] – Inspired – incompetech.com – YouTube

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