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Here is a formula for an electronic/online election system that is not corruptible.

When you vote, you will receive a paper or electronic output with a GUID (globally unique identifier, a well understood computer science artifact) as well as your vote record on all issues.

Online, there is a database containing the entire vote record, accessible by anyone through the Internet. Any record can be retrieved using the corresponding GUID. That way any individual voter can check to see that their vote is properly reflected in the vote database. Also, anyone can download the entire database and audit the results. There would still be no way to link any particular individual to a particular vote record, other than the artifact you receive after voting.

I do see one problem with this, and that is ensuring that the mass download data reflects the individually cast votes - that would require software/database audits from multiple trusted entities. Perhaps cryptographic checksums could help with the overall voting record.

At any rate, it would be head and shoulders above the current system.

It has also been claimed that SKYTL CEO Pere Valles is a socialist who donated heavily to the 2008 Obama campaign and lived in Chicago during Obama’s time as Illinois State Senator. Unfortunately, given what is known about the character of Barack Obama, such rumors must be taken as serious threats to the integrity of the 2012 vote and the legitimate outcome of the election.

When you vote, you will receive a paper or electronic output with a GUID (globally unique identifier, a well understood computer science artifact) as well as your vote record on all issues. Online, there is a database containing the entire vote record, accessible by anyone through the Internet. Any record can be retrieved using the corresponding GUID. That way any individual voter can check to see that their vote is properly reflected in the vote database.

It would be a marvelous method to enable buying votes. Hand over your receipt with your GUID to your precinct captain or union shop steward, and if your vote checks out "right" you get small bottle of booze or whatever. If you don't hand it over then they lean on you.

Here is a formula for an electronic/online election system that is not corruptible.

When you vote, you will receive a paper or electronic output with a GUID (globally unique identifier, a well understood computer science artifact) as well as your vote record on all issues.

Online, there is a database containing the entire vote record, accessible by anyone through the Internet. Any record can be retrieved using the corresponding GUID. That way any individual voter can check to see that their vote is properly reflected in the vote database. Also, anyone can download the entire database and audit the results. There would still be no way to link any particular individual to a particular vote record, other than the artifact you receive after voting.

I do see one problem with this, and that is ensuring that the mass download data reflects the individually cast votes - that would require software/database audits from multiple trusted entities. Perhaps cryptographic checksums could help with the overall voting record.

At any rate, it would be head and shoulders above the current system.

Take it one step further - make sure the raw data/database can be collected (preferably live, or as live as live can get) by any person/business who wants it. That way anybody can call bullpucky on bad actors trying to muck around with the results.