As a result, the voter support desk was overloaded with calls. Despite these issues, strong indications of success were apparent in Arizona. Almost half of the 87,000 voters cast their votes electronically. The results of the Internet portion of votes were available 17 minutes after the polls closed. Arizona residents who were out of state during the election could vote via the Internet, thus eliminating an additional wait for the absentee ballot count.
Electronic voting is one solution.
Voters could log into a virtual private network via a specific PIN number or some other security measure. Voter participation could be recorded separately from the actual ballot, providing verification that a voter did not vote more than once, while protecting the secret ballot. Voter participation would likely increase as the flexibility in casting votes became more widely available. Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein represents Gartner's initial commentary and analysis and has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable.