Instead the near-term progress in this field will bring us computers setup at polling stations and maybe voting kiosks setup throughout a voting precinct. There are a couple more issues that need to be brought up in the discussion on Internet voting. First is that of existing election and communications laws. For example the law forbidding campaign material to be displayed within fifty feet of a voting station would need to be reexamined as we phase polling stations out and move towards remote voting. Encryption laws need also be considered.
Liability is another issue.
There are many issues to consider when forging ahead with experimentation and design of Internet voting systems. The drive it is agreed for remote Internet voting will be brought by elected officials eager to make full use of new and advancing technologies.