Twice in the past twenty years, the winner of the popular vote has lost the U.S. presidency. Is that the reason why voter turnout has significantly declined since the 1960’s? What can be done, short of a constitutional amendment abolishing the electoral college, to increase the number of Americans who vote? Would online voting, which is currently being piloted in a number of countries, increase voter turnout in the United States? If so, what are the technology challenges that need to be addressed in order to securely deploy an Internet voting system?
In 3 episodes of Predicting Our Future, Andrew Weinreich explores whether online voting can help reinvigorate the American electorate by speaking with top computer scientists, technologists, and political scientists. Tune into this comprehensive podcast series to hear an overview of the benefits, risks, and current implementations of online voting.
Episodes
Episode 1: Can Online Voting Defeat The Broken Electoral College?
Episode 2: Hacking Elections, DDoS Attacks, & Online Voting Around the World
Episode 3: Disinterested Voters & 500,000 Elected Officials
Interviewees
Adam Ernest
CEO of Follow My Vote
Antonio Mugica
CEO of Smartmatic
Dan Wallach
Professor at Rice University
David Dill
Professor at Stanford University
James Simmons
VP of Elections Operations at Everyone Counts
John Koza
Chair of National Popular Vote
Jordi Puiggalí
Chief Security Officer and SVP Research & Security at Scytl
Thad Hall
Subject Matter Expert at Fors Marsh Group