In the world today voting has surely evolved. We have come from a time when only white men
were allowed to vote. Women were laughed
at for even thinking they would ever be allowed to do something so
important. After all, back then women
were inferior to the men; they kept the
house, cooked, and took care of the children.
Who is allowed to vote in the United States
today? Anyone who is 18 years of age or
older, is a citizen of the United States and meets the residency
requirements of his or her state. Making leaps and bounds from the early days of voting in the late 1700's. Women who were once housewives are holding public office and even running for President of the
United States.
So, what’s next for American voters? Will we be able to vote from the comfort of
our home as we sip coffee and sit in our pajamas? Will we be able to vote from another county while vacationing or taking care of business, I wholeheartedly think
so. Qualman states “One thing that is
surely inevitable is the introduction of online voting.” He also goes on to say that “having the
capability to easily cast votes via online mechanisms makes too much sense for
it not to become a reality.”
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I look forward to the day where America can vote
from a smart phone, computer, iPad, or any device capable of connecting to the
Internet. Look how far we have come;
with such technologies the possibilities are endless. So many people will be able to have a
voice. Those that cannot get out to
vote, or do absentee ballots that have so many flaws will finally be able to
have their vote count. With every new
change there is trial and error, however, this will be a welcome change when it
finally happens.
Qualman, E. (2012). Socialnomics: How social media
transforms the way we live and do business. (2nd ed., p. 68-69).
Hoboken: John Wiley and Sons.
I was just reading about this the other day - seems like the way of the future is for us to be able to vote from home in our "jammies" but if hackers can get into our bank info and other personal info and steal identities, what's to keep them from fixing elections - seems like it'd be quite easy. I'm sure they have a lot to iron out before we go this route.
ReplyDeleteAll states need to have the same voting laws the same style. I have my doubts about the security of online voting, but then again we use our credit cards to shop online. Maybe if its only one website created by the governments top security agencies. We will never know unless we try it, so I say "Why not?"
ReplyDeleteI think it is just a matter of time before we move in this direction. Nothing is foolproof, including our current system. Just look at the problems Florida and their hanging chads created.
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