Being on the other side of the world, yesterday’s U.S. presidential election coverage was conveniently timed. I checked the results on CNN.com and Reuters at lunchtime and then throughout the afternoon.
As I watched Florida fall to Gore, then Bush, then neither, I wondered why polling isn’t computerised. I do my banking, investing and shopping online. Why can’t I cast a vote online, too?
Real-time election results beamed directly from the Internet to the news services would be too easy. No confusion or recounts. No drama. Voting utopia?
I think we’ll see online voting when Harry Browne is elected President.
