Paper seems simple enough.

ideally when we have the technology if its even possible you wouldnt need that sort of verification

I will say that if you require everyone to have a phone the politicos will immediately go up in arms about poor people not being represented. Or old people.

The issue isnt really paper vs digital, the issue is that traditional voting requires people to show up at a booth and wait in line

or rural communities

And alot of people, especially for more local elections

Just... Dont

People don't go to vote because of convenience.

i mean ive been involved in a local election and that was a hassle enough in terms of recounting and having the proper officials present and all that shit

E-voting would just exponentiate all those problems imp

*imo

In the US the turnout is something like 60ish% for presidential, 40ish% for midterms

And significantly lower for things like mayoral elections

Alot of that for local elections is that people just don't think much is at stake.

i thought it was more like 30%

fo rpresidential

*for pesidential

The country has nationalized and local politics just aren't seen as important for most people.

**presidential

fml

It's really a case of the decline of local authority than anything.

People don't know what states are for either

yeah when really its the most effective way to actually effect change in your community

And there's usually not big fireworks issues and you're easily shown to look like a fool if you don't know what's going on.

"However, those 138 million Americans only make up 58.1% of our voting-eligible population (those American citizens over 18). From United States Elections Project."

That was the 2016 US election

Yah, I'm of the stance the decline of local politics is a real tragedy. It would solve alot of problems, IMO

ahh kk i see idk where i saw the 30% bs

30% is going to be about the fraction for any given side.

well i guess its 30% for each party at that point rounding up

adn disregarding independant votes

30-30-30-10 is a surprisingly common ratio, actually.

'Disregarding independant votes'

yeah thats more what its like in canada here

I think most things in politics break along those lines. 30 pro, 30 against, 30 just want to be left alone, 10 actually decide the result.

"Voter turnout rose sharply in the 2015 federal election to 68.5%, the highest turnout since 1993."

Higher then US

(Canada)

LOL yeah trudeau got people out to vote

i tell ya the legal weed thing really got ppl out LOL

To be completely cynical though. We hear about how people vote for candidates "because s/he looks better" Would we really want to try and push more people who don't want to be bothered into voting?