Electoral College

William D. Barnett Sr.
Professor Poole
ENGL 1301.931

Online Voting and the Electoral College
Based on the election results in last year’s presidential campaigns, the old ways are not always the best. National elections have many entities that are integral to the overall picture of an honest and complete election. There are over 90,000 polling locations across the nation that do not all use the same methodology for collecting and/or tabulating the ballots. Many feel that not all the votes were counted in Florida, Illinois, and Arizona. Many feel that the election laws for each state are not fair or do not specifically address close elections. Many feel the Electoral College is an antiquated system that needs to be modernized.
The obvious modern day method to improve on election returns is through computer technology. This does bring up many issues that some Americans hold very dear. Some of the issues such as privacy, accessibility, digital divide, fraud, and ide...