Digital Voting: Pros and Cons
I can bank online. I can trade stocks online. I can file my taxes online. Why can't I vote online?
I can bank online. I can trade stocks online. I can file my taxes online. Why can't I vote online?
Blockchain could solve this! Transparent, immutable ledger.
Blockchain solves nothing. It just adds complexity. Paper is unhackable.
Tom Scott did a video on this. Watch it. The answer is NO.
Mail-in ballots are basically the slow version of this and they work fine.
Security. If your bank gets hacked, you get money back. If an election gets hacked, democracy dies. Paper trails are essential.