Each voter is issued a sample ballot with a PIN and instructions for voting online. Once online, the voter will see an e-ballot displayed onscreen. Voting is a simple process of using the mouse to click and vote 24 hours a day, seven days a week, throughout the designated election period. When a vote is entered, the PIN provided will automatically be invalidated to reduce the possibility of voter fraud. If necessary, a vote can be identified and removed without exposing how the voter voted.
Online voting has the unique advantage of providing unlimited information on the e-ballot.
For example, complete biographical sketches or constitutional provisions can be added to the ballot without causing the printing design or postage problems of a mail ballot election. With an e-ballot, information can be downloaded and reviewed at any point during the election, resulting in a more informed electorate. Online voting does present one problem, however, concerning equal voter access and computer literacy. To achieve equity, most members of the organization holding the election should have computers or access to locations provided with computers. The AAA addresses this problem by offering the option of using the telephone voting system in an online election, or will designate sites, electronic polling stations, where laptop computers can be set up.