1. The headline was misleading – it was a pilot, not a failure
“The title is misleading. It’s an e‑voting PILOT.” – palata
“Had to truncate the title … to restore the “pilot”.” – jjgreen
2. Security and trust are the core of the debate
“E‑voting can be hacked from the other side of the world.” – palata
“Regular ballot voting can also be hacked and on a scale.” – phoronixrly
“The goal of elections isn’t to get bullet‑proof results by mathematical standards.” – atoav
3. Context matters – e‑voting is more urgent where elections are dirty
“The push towards e‑voting is much stronger in countries with unreliable elections.” – diego_moita
“I don’t understand the push towards e‑voting in countries like Switzerland.” – palata
4. Voter‑ID laws are seen as unnecessary and potentially disenfranchising
“Most of those nations have a mandatory national ID, so everyone already has proof of citizenship.” – swiftcoder
“There are rural places in the US where it is an hour + drive to whatever the equivalent of the DMV office is.” – stetrain
“The only thing voter ID prevents is voter impersonation.” – openasocket