Voters in many states will have an easier time casting their ballots in 2012, as elections officials are now allowing some people vote via email or iPad devices. They're also using technology to help count ballots faster and keep track of ballot boxes.
These new voting technologies will save time and money and perhaps allow more people to take part in the elections process. But some experts worry that security flaws still haven't been fixed and that federal elections are still decades away from going fully online.
we're still years away.
When i voted in the presidential election in 2008 I was in PA and it was on a computer which was awesome! In NY its still lever or scan-tron paper voting. Hopefully one day it will all be computerized all over the US
I did a report on this. Currently they are testing using ipads as a easier platform of voting for disabled people Oregon. The response seems to be positive so far. I assume other states (especially those bordering it) will follow that example. I don't believe they will implement the use of ipads for the general public for a long time. Maybe in 4 or 8 years. They'd also have to let other tablet making companies in on this or have the government issue a tablet themselves. I also assume that for the general public , they might start out by using the ipads for voting for representatives and other low-level leaders and go on from there.
