Voting with Electronic Voting Machines
The states should be allowed to use electronic voting machines. They are not necessarily easier than paper ballots but the result can be back quicker than using the old fashion paper ballots. Understanding that new technology is not always the way to go, but to use them in your city to see how the citizens like them is definitely a way to go. Being able to give your citizens the choice with which they would rather vote with, either a paper ballot, or an EVMs is a good idea knowing what they think is the right way to vote and that they can vote that way.
Using new technology is a good thing with all of it improving in today's society. The electronic voting machines are easy for all people to use, including, "people with disabilities and who can not stand long by having-hand held devices", as stated in Everyone Should Be Able to Vote. They have an advancement by having different languages for the citizen who is voting to choose from so they can vote in their most fluent language, instead of having to translate the information for them. It is very convienent for the machines to have "audio and voice systems for people with reduced vision", stated in Everyone Should Be Able to Vote. These machines can do wonders for all
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Some citizens, mostly ederly ones prefer to use paper ballots because they are not involved with technology as the new generations are. Downfalls of the electronic voting machines is that they are "very costly and be to be upkeeped", as stated in Electronic Voting Is a Bad Idea. Machines and technology do make errors and go wrong and these machines can also be hacked. With these negative things about the machines there is always ways of prevention other than not using them. We need highly trained workers who are familiar with these machines and need to be taken care and watched over
American citizens shall be able to make use of all technology available to digitally track their vote for the president of the United States.
In 2000 Riverside County California decided to spend 14 million dollars to make their voting system all electronic. This decision was made on the basis that in 1998 more than one million dollars was spent on paper ballots (in Riverside), but when only half of the county voted the extras had to be trashed. For local elections their new electronic system fetched a 99% approval rating from voters (Wired.com article). The only foreseeable downside to this technology is the start up price and with internet voting not likely due to security issues, this maybe the best solution.
I say that because like in the first article, "it's easy for voters with disabilities." Coming from a family of folks with all kinds of disabilities, with one of my uncle's being unable to walk or stand up, these devices would be a phenomenal addition to our lives to make voting a whole lot easier on our part. Privacy was always a must for me, so EVM's would personally be a big help in terms of voting easily so you can get done faster, seeing as they "aren't connected to the internet" and "EVM's record every action so they can't be tampered with". Not only that, but I also come from a wide variety of family members from all over the place, so the language
Electronic voting machines can be seen as an improvement to many Americans, such as those with disabilities and citizens with a first language other than English. However there are downsides to the new approach that outweigh the benefits of the new voting system coming in to place.
Voting should be as easy as possible and available to as many people as possible. To accomplish that, we need electronic voting machines.
EMVs are new technology and I belive that they are just evolving. Technology has evolved to the point where everything is electronic now. Emvs are easy to use in 2003 97% of a diverse group of people say that they had no trouble using the machine. Technology can intimidate people especailly for people who havent had it easy, like people with disablities. However, they have made accomadations for people with disabilities. From Everyone Should Be Able to Vote, they state the machines have audio and voice systems that accomadate people with disablities. also america has a lot of people who speak different langueages but they have people at the polls who can help them. Some people do not like people knowing who they vote for, but this is not
Electronics always fail, no matter what, I think that the Untited States should stop using electronic voting because its not really fair and in some ways you get cheated out. In 2013, a national magazine ran an articile about a man who explained how, with basic computer knowledge and tools, was able to tamper with votes on EVMs. Life is about being fair and I think everyone should be treated equal, the time tested method of paper ballots does just that and is the best way to go in my opinion becuase it works accurately and cannot be tampered with in any way. While electronic voting is often a more simple proccess and has made voting a lot easier for voters with age or disabilty and 97% of people with different age, races, and physical ability,
From my perpective the voting machines should be used by everyday people in todays society. The EVM's are more accesible to the people with disadvantages or disabilitys such as sight, hearing,or language barriers.
We should make voting more convienient. there are plenty of people who do not have the free time to go out and vote.There are also people who cannot go and vote because of physical hindrances. We could start up a mobil voting center that would go to popular places. In return, the possibility for more people who could not vote otherwise
I think that people should start voting with EVM machines because voters of different ages, races, and people with disabilities can use them as well. Technology is becoming a huge thing nowadays and people are going to turn more towards technology. The EVM machines are not connected to the internet so I do not think they can be hacked. In my opinion, I think we should start doing everything electronically.
The world today has evolved into electronic filing of taxes, medical records, applications for college or even apply for a job. What about voting online for the next President, Governor, or City Counsel. The voting system has been established over the years by going to the polls to vote. Times have changed with the internet and Wi-Fi capability, one should be able to vote via E-voting.
you couldn't vote? If we couldn’t vote how would we decide who we want to be our president or decide if we like a law or not. Voting is how we want to live some presidents want to do different things about our state. If we couldn’t vote for a law it would change how the way we would live if there was a new law created that says it is illegal to own a dog some people might like that law some other people may not like that law.
I imagine voting as something that takes no time to do, but has a forever lasting stamp on our country. Voting is something that is so crucial to the survival of our government that making it easy and accesable to everyone is super important. In 2003, a poll was done after voter’s used an electronic voting machine for the first time. 97% said it has a breeze, but as every new idea comes with pros, it also comes with cons.
There are many controversial topics in this politically correct world. There are topics about morals, standards, and personal ethics. One of the newest debatable subjects however, is the one concerning this new centuries way of casting an individual’s vote, through electronic voting. Electronic voting is a way to cast a person’s ballot using an electronic voting machine that is touch screen. There are many advantages to using these machines during an election but there are also many disadvantages to using them as well. Before a person can make their own judgments on this subject it is important to understand and view both sides of the argument.
Gunmen on the grassy knoll, AIDS, landing on the moon, chemtrails, UFO’s, CIA mind control and Waco are some of the well-known conspiracies. But what about George W. Bush’s re-election? This cynicism goes beyond political rhetoric and focuses on our ability to participate in a representative democracy. Developed by the ancient Greeks, one of the first voting systems involved dropping bronze disks into barrels. As technology progressed, the advancements in voting systems surrendered an unacceptable system that lacks accuracy despite public outcry for a paper-verified trail.