Government
Feb. 5, 2021
Curing election deficiencies: It is time for online voting
As positive as recent turnout numbers are, they shroud this persistent fact: U.S. voting pales in comparison with advanced democratic peers. Consider, in Sweden the figure is 82%, Australia 80%, Belgium 78%, South Korea 77%, Holland 76%, Israel 71%, Germany 69%.
Jeffrey Drobman
Jeffrey Drobman, Ph.D. (UCLA) is a Lecturer in computer science at the California State University, Northridge and a software developer. He has been a tireless global advocate for online voting, including candidacy for Calif. Secretary of State in 2014.
Bennett Ramberg
Bennett Ramberg, JD (UCLA Law) and Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies) is a Los Angeles-based political scientist. His OpEds on domestic and international public policy have appeared in all major outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, NBC News/Think, Politico etc.
With the presidential race now behind us, election authorities across the United States are breathing a sigh of relief. Despite concern that the COVID-19 scare would suppress the vote and compensatory efforts fail, the intensity of interest in the outcome resulted in a very high 67% eligible voter turnout. This was the highest mark, easily eclipsing the 50% to 59% rate, over the past 20 years.
As positive as these numbers are howeve...
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