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To: Lane3 who wrote (222279)	1/9/2022 5:04:41 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh	1 Recommendation Recommended By bentway Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 355829

tell me how your proposal would better guard against granny's vote being co-opted by her nurse or other nearby person than her filling out a paper absentee ballot. Canada has been looking into online voting. A report was prepared by the Centre for e-Democracy, for the Privy Council Office. One of the main concerns was ballot secrecy being compromised if voters do not cast their ballot in private. This could occur in situations where someone helps another family member vote or has others present for the act of voting. Voting by internet in an unsupervised environment also increases the possibility of fraud or coercion. A term referred to as “family voting” is commonly cited as a concern with remote online voting. This refers to a situation where some families “vote collectively in ways that uphold the clan-style biraderi (‘brotherhood’) relationships that govern a range of their social relationships, including marriages” (Smith, 2013). Additionally, pressure from a head of household can occur in situations where a dominant family member wishes to influence and control the vote. Voter coercion is said to occur more frequently in religious groups. Report: canada.ca

To: Lane3 who wrote (222279)	1/9/2022 6:40:05 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 355829

>> Please address the most recent one and tell me how your proposal would better guard against granny's vote being co-opted by her nurse or other nearby person than her filling out a paper absentee ballot. To address your question directly, there are numerous biometric options in addition to simply using a password or pin. 75 and 80 year olds have no difficulty with them. If a person is so dysfunctional they can’t make their own decision, then you would still need another person (just as you do today) to deal with it. Some people simply require assistance and there is nothing do about it. The problem that is the greatest threat is The theft of votes by harvesting which seems to have become institutionalized at this point. While there is no perfection in security it is apparent we can do better with the simplest of of technology; most will be stopped by the simple biometrics built into cell phones these days. For tighter security there are numerous alternatives that can require two factor authentication for those who need the voting app secured by a third party. Today, there are excellent ways of securing a document as needed. We need to stop the theft with what we know is ultimately the way forward. Security can be tightened as needed.