Guest Opinion | Voting from our phones is not as beneficial as it seems
by Sean Flaherty and Douglas Jones
While there is something to be said about the convenience of voting in elections from our phones, the security risks are far too great given the lackluster technology.
Why does online voting worry security experts so much, at a time when we work, apply for jobs, and conduct our most important financial matters online?
The answer is the secret ballot. When we bank online, we can check our bank’s records to see that the bank got our transactions right or verify that a boss or professor received the project we submitted. The secret ballot means that we can’t check to see that our vote was received as we intended in the same quick and easy way we check our bank records.
We need secret ballot voting. U.S. states adopted the secret ballot in the late 1800s because election day had become a payday for many. The secret ballot protects your vote by protecting you from coercion, and it protects your vote from being canceled out by other voters selling their votes to the highest bidder.
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And in case you missed it, The Daily Iowan has purchased two small town Iowa newspapers.
“The Daily Iowan has purchased two weekly newspapers near Iowa City — the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun and Solon Economist.
The acquisition from Dubuque-based Woodward Communications marks the first newspaper purchase for the DI. Publishing of these newspapers is effective with the Feb. 8 editions.
“We are excited for this opportunity and it’s a great fit for our organization,” said DI Publisher Jason Brummond, who will manage and serve as publisher of each publication. “Community newspapers play an important and integral role in their communities, and we believe strongly in quality local journalism.”
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