"We have to fix this," said President Obama shortly after the 2012 presidential election saw widespread problems with long waiting times at polling places across the country. The single most poignant example of someone affected by the problem was Desiline Victor, a 102-year-old woman who waited in line for 5 hours to vote. Eighteen months later, after a presidential commission and proposed legislation from Congress, it appears the U.S. is not on a path to “fix this” anytime soon. Despite usefu...

I became an advocate for online voting in the United States because I strongly believe we need greater voter participation.  Higher voter turnout from all demographic groups, particularly younger working voters, is an important goal.  Common sense tells me that making voting less inconvenient can help us achieve that goal. Higher turnout is certainly still the dream of online voting advocates.  After several years of listening to opponents,  however,  I must admit that I am equally moved by fru...

Voter turnout in America is like a limbo contest - How low can you go?  We can raise the bar with Online Voting. A consistently sad truth about U.S. elections is that most eligible voters don't vote. A few weeks ago, a Los Angeles mayoral race yielded a whopping 20% voter turnout.  In my town last week, the school budget vote brought 11% of the taxpaying voters to the polls.  How about your town? The issue of low turnout should be an important one for the independent voter.  When a majority of...