Several states are considering running online voting tests during the pandemic. After Wisconsin controversially ran its primary April 7, at least 36 voters and poll workers tested positive for COVID-19. But there are serious risks with online-only models.
"To complete a paper ballot one is required to, at the least, read standard text, physically write and/or fill in the ballot choices, seal and certify the ballot via a signature on the envelope, and mail the ballot back to the appropriate voting official to be counted," Bridges wrote."Each of these steps may act as a barrier to voting for voters who are blind and disabled."
A screenshot of Democracy Live's electronic ballot delivery service. Once a voter completes their ballot, they can choose whether to return it electronically or print it out and mail it in.Typically, voters with these sorts of needs have had to travel to a polling place to use an accessible voting machine, but the pandemic may make that difficult this year.
When asked about security concerns with the technology, he said that's not his job, that's the role of security firms and the government. The Democracy Live ballot return system stores a voter's ballot and then allows an election official to access and print it."It's a loaded term... Really what this is, is a secure portal. If anything, it's a document storage application," Finney said."When people think of online voting, they're thinking it's all being tabulated online.
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