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by rcdmd 2664 days ago
Think of what this means for voter representation. You just made it much easier for people with computer access to vote, compared to those without who still must trek to the polling place. I doubt the demographics represented in this vote were the same as the last comparable one.
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I think you have it the wrong way around. This actually improves voter representation. It's now a lot easier for people with disabilities, the elderly, etc to cast a vote — they don't have to organize transport, they can just vote from home. Getting people to actually go to the polling stations and cast a vote is something that all democracies struggle with to a certain extent, this helps alleviate that issue.
90% of Estonian households have access to the internet. [1] The percent is still increasing. On top of that, it's possible to request the government to send an official to your home if you wish to cast a paper vote from home.

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[1] https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table.do?tab=table&init=1&...