Electronic voting would be extremely convenient, and could do wonders for voter participation rates. I trust my entire net worth to computer systems, why can computers sum up bank statements but not votes?
Financial transactions are frequent, reversible, insured, and don't require parties to be anonymous.
Elections are one-off events where after-the-fact mitigations reduce its validity. Plus, elections require strong privacy (i.e., voters shouldn't be able to reliably show how they voted).
Elections have far tougher constraints than finance.
Elections are one-off events where after-the-fact mitigations reduce its validity. Plus, elections require strong privacy (i.e., voters shouldn't be able to reliably show how they voted).
Elections have far tougher constraints than finance.