Online Voting Fox 5

Further Research

. Research is required to implement software to these systems to make the vote from the machines to the server, where it will be counted, more secure without interference that may alter it to making votes inaccurate and able to be tracked. Other studies of consideration after voting are casted how do we as citizens verify that our vote were casted accurate as intended and not altered in the process. This then questions the integrity of our votes and the government.

Background

According to the United States Public Policy Council of ACM, internet voting means, “Returning an electronic form of a voted ballot over the internet using email, a web application, or an internet based fax or phone (e.g. the iPhone)”(USACM). There are two kinds of internet voting: voting on a committed machine, such as kiosk machines that are only for casting votes, and uncommitted machines, like home and library computers and smart phones. Internet voting with committed machines can be properly configured to prevent malicious software to interfere with voting, while uncommitted machines may be corrupted by malware and hackers that may try to taint voting.  Internet voting systems contains technologies that must establish the correct authentications of individuals and the security of that vote. Encryption and electronic signatures is necessary to maintain the anonymity of individual votes and their personal identifying information.    

Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Voting

Advatages
- Increase voter turnout
- Better for youth and military overseas
- Quicker means of consolidated votes
- Less travel
- Saves time and money

Disadvantages
- May be harmful and very vulnerable
- Can be corputed internally and externally
- May have software issues
- Harder to learn for the non-techy individual