Posted on May 5, 2016
Should military voters be allowed to log on with a CAC and vote in their state of residence?
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How easy would it be to create a website for military voters to log on with a CAC card and participate in voting for their registered state.
While military voters can mail in votes, we know that it doesn't happen for most. Or in some cases the mailed in ballots don't make it from the OCONUS unit in time to count.
Let's fix it.
While military voters can mail in votes, we know that it doesn't happen for most. Or in some cases the mailed in ballots don't make it from the OCONUS unit in time to count.
Let's fix it.
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Is it possible?
Short answer: Yes. Estonia (the country that invented Skype) currently issues smart card IDs to its citizens, which allow them to vote from anywhere and file their taxes on average in 3 (yes, three) minutes. The CAC or PIV could operate in this same regard to validate voter identity.
Long Answer: Considering the political landscape of the US, not any time soon. The voting system would need to be completely razed and reconstructed to exist at the federal level for standardization and legal purposes. This would require a centralized national voting system and the political will to make it happen. The way things are now, voters are registered in their locality, under a local Election Board that reports results up to the state level. It might be hard to convince voters to hand this responsibility over to the national (federal) level, especially with the growing distrust of the federal government.
On the material side of things, you'd need to build the technology to make this happen. Voting portals with Public Key Infrastructure authentication and National Smart ID cards would need to be implemented. Of course, this voting infrastructure costs money. And funding notwithstanding, the National ID cards are never going to happen - just look at the REAL ID act as an example.
Short answer: Yes. Estonia (the country that invented Skype) currently issues smart card IDs to its citizens, which allow them to vote from anywhere and file their taxes on average in 3 (yes, three) minutes. The CAC or PIV could operate in this same regard to validate voter identity.
Long Answer: Considering the political landscape of the US, not any time soon. The voting system would need to be completely razed and reconstructed to exist at the federal level for standardization and legal purposes. This would require a centralized national voting system and the political will to make it happen. The way things are now, voters are registered in their locality, under a local Election Board that reports results up to the state level. It might be hard to convince voters to hand this responsibility over to the national (federal) level, especially with the growing distrust of the federal government.
On the material side of things, you'd need to build the technology to make this happen. Voting portals with Public Key Infrastructure authentication and National Smart ID cards would need to be implemented. Of course, this voting infrastructure costs money. And funding notwithstanding, the National ID cards are never going to happen - just look at the REAL ID act as an example.
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Yes, please. If I can take such important training online like SERE 100 and Accident Avoidance, then surely there is a way to cast my vote!
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Great idea but do recall how difficult it was for the president to roll out his "Obamacare" website?
If you really want to take this on, I'd help you. We could build the site, contact DISA for guidance and sponsorship (to maybe get the site on the NIPR or maybe make it a .mil and installing the proper certs.) They could probably help with putting you in touch with voter administration, too.
If you really want to take this on, I'd help you. We could build the site, contact DISA for guidance and sponsorship (to maybe get the site on the NIPR or maybe make it a .mil and installing the proper certs.) They could probably help with putting you in touch with voter administration, too.
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