Why we still can't vote online, and why that may be a good thing

Monday, October 15, 2012 - 21:45 Scott Olson/Getty Images Residents vote at a polling place on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa on September 28, 2012 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. There is a genre of tech stories that begin "If we can put a man on the moon..."  Today we complete that phrase with the words: "why can't we vote for president from our home computers?" Some people think that the convenience of clicking Romney or Obama the same way you buy a song on iTunes could radically increase voter participation. So just what's stopping online voting? Tech news site The Verge took a close look at the reasons it's not yet a reality, with some interesting results, and I suggest you read the full story . Thomas Houston is an editor who worked on the piece. He told us that one of the problems is simply a lack of enthusiasm; when it comes to getting a working online voting system up and running, where there's a political will, there's a political way. But do you hear people out clamoring ...

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