Seattle-Area Voters To Vote By Smartphone In 1st For U.S. Elections

[OneCrazyDiamond]

A district encompassing Greater Seattle is set to become the first in which every voter can cast a ballot using a smartphone — a historic moment for American democracy.

The King Conservation District, a state environmental agency that encompasses Seattle and more than 30 other cities, is scheduled to detail the plan at a news conference on Wednesday. About 1.2 million eligible voters could take part.

NPR is first to report the story.

The new technology will be used for a board of supervisors election, and ballots will be accepted from Wednesday through election day on Feb. 11.


https://www.npr.org/2020/01/22/798126153/exclusive-seattle-area-voters-to-vote-by-smartphone-in-1st-for-u-s-elections

I suspect this will prove to be a bad thing.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Oh, absolutely. Jesus. Who thinks of this shit? They are NOT secured and can be hacked.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

2. Smart phones are manufactured in china!

Just saying.

[redstatebluegirl]

3. So easy to hack stupid idea.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. What could possibly go wrong?

[OneCrazyDiamond]

5. Russia hands Agent Orange Washington in the electoral college.

For one.

[lunatica]

16. Did you notice the sarcasm emoji?

[Skittles]

6. like Facebook, voting will increase when no real effort is involved

like Facebook, it will no doubt SUCK for democracy

[blueinredohio]

7. No way would I vote on my iphone.

[htuttle]

8. How many of them are using WhatsApp?

This is a really bad idea.

[samnsara]

9. i think its safer than a self driving car tho

[Talitha]

10. No No No No No No No No No No !!!!!!!!!!

Whose brainfart is this?

[LisaM]

11. This is a terrible idea.

I already don't particularly like the vote by mail - what if you live in an abusive situation and your ballot is monitored by someone in your household? - but this is worse.

I will say, no one votes in this particular, very obscure election - or hardly anyone, I voted in it once, at the Seattle Public Library, and it was enlivened by the fact that people on one side were illegally campaigning in front of the library and some people rushed in to complain, but there were only about three voters there.

[bluestarone]

12. PLEASE ALL Democrats PLEASE DO NOT vote by phone!

[gratuitous]

13. Washington, what the fuck?

You guys followed Oregon's lead and instituted vote-by-mail, which is one of the best systems around. Secure, paper ballots that can be re-checked in case of a discrepancy, and the luxury of filling out your ballot at your leisure.

But no, that's not good enough for you. Let's try voting by a remarkably vulnerable system, one that's not be accessible to all voters, and susceptible to untraceable hanky panky. Fookin' brilliant.

[crickets]

18. Exactly. Really bad idea. Stick to paper every time if you can. nt

[11 Bravo]

14. Worst. Fucking. Idea. Ever.

[lunatica]

15. What could possibly go wrong?

[Downtown Hound]

17. This is crazy. n/t

[ManiacJoe]

19. It is not the hacking of the phones you need to worry about.

Hacking of phones is quite difficult. Not impossible, but very difficult.

The easy hack is of the internet servers that support the apps and receive the voting data.

[Takket]

20. How?

how can anyone possibly guarantee the security of this???