In the US it is a felony (in most, perhaps all, states) to sell one's vote. One of the reason Internet voting is not having much appeal here is because it will make it much easier to do this (even simply by passing one's ID along). People here also don't like the idea of having biometric ID for election purposes because the folks who generally have been denied the right to vote in the past are the ones who are also the most wary about the government having their biometric information. Internet voting for sociological reasons alone (security and auditibility issues aside) is a really bad idea. (Yes, Ed, I know you disagree but your proposals do not solve the overwhelming sociological problems.) The question is really: how many more people will be disillusioned by the new technologies and will voter turnout decrease after it is no longer a novelty? There's something to be said for the community aspect of going to the polls.
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