I just read a post with some interesting results on Engadget. Basically, 61% of Americans that participated in the poll and were old enough to vote (18) said that they would vote via SMS. 8 out of 10 (80%) of people who participated and were under the age of 18 said that they would also vote with their phones.
In a country (SA) struggling with voter apathy and overwhelmed with mobile activity I think this is a very interesting question.
I think that if I had almost 100% certainty that the voting polls on my cellphone were above board and would work then I would probably vote via SMS.
Would you?
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April 22nd, 2008 at 3:30 pm
For sure I would! I am uite sure the cell operators could be held to ensure the voting process was transparent and free from tampering…
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Ye, that’s what I was thinking to. Surely it’s a great way. Hell imagine if 10% of mxit users were eligable to vote and actually did. Already a massive improvment on the stats from the last election.
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Good idea? I think i’ll start working on getting the software developed
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:47 pm
I would. But then I work in the IT field and am quite comfortable with technology. I’m sure there are many that would not be comfortable with it. Maybe if they ran the elections as a TV show like Idols more people would be interested in voting.
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Steve – Hahahahaha, great point. might work, a reality election race show. Nice!!
Stefano – Get on it, I want a cut for the idea!!
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:49 am
I don’t know…surely this would open things up for fraud? Voting twice, etc.
Hmmm. Either way, I would probably go for it too. even if it just saves me the sake of getting my nails all blackened by the ink they use
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:50 am
oops. forgot to click the follow up thingie.
April 24th, 2008 at 9:01 am
I would definately not.
I do not trust anyone with my vote, not Mugabe, not Zuma, not King Msawti, not Hilary Clinton, not Barack Obama and definately not the IEC.
I don’t trust them, I want them hand counted with the media present, intelligence presence, independent viewers. I mean, if you can defraud a hand count, what more a sms vote. If I was Helen Zille, I would buy so many cellc, mtn, vodacom and virgin mobile simcards and spend the whole day voting. Remember how easy it is to buy an ID book in SA? Well, I’ll register all my foreign friends too.
Basically, NO NO NO to sms voting
April 24th, 2008 at 9:17 am
So what if an external company, like Vodacom, MTN or Cell c handled the vote counting process with another company??
April 24th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Hi Nic
I had a look at your social media options for giving this post some love, and didn’t see Laaikit (South African version of Digg). How about adding Laaikit to your social media tags – would love to submit some of your posts.
April 24th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Hey Bernard! Nice suggestion but I’m not technologically advanced enough to know how to do that myself. I simply use the “Socialise” plugin with Muti thrown in to the mix… any ideas?
April 29th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Definately not. An election that allowed SMS votes could never be “free and fair”. Beyond the technical difficult of making the vote secure and accurate, and the complete lack of auditability, are the social problems of intimidation and vote buying – problems that can only be solved by casting your vote secretly and in enforced isolation.
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