I think the main reason for thee electronic voting is for the counting. A computer can count the votes almost instantaneously, and (unless maliciously programmed) won't be biased to mis-count votes. Pencil and paper is wonderful for recording votes, but they then have to be counted by hand, which is easily prone to human error or manipulation.
The whole idea of text voting sound very wrong and sends shivers down my spine. I mean, how on earth is that secure???? *boggle*
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Date: 2002-05-02 02:42 pm (UTC)The whole idea of text voting sound very wrong and sends shivers down my spine. I mean, how on earth is that secure???? *boggle*