Voting is the base of our government. It allows citizens to have a voice in government, or at least those who are representing us. With this new election year coming and new candidates breaking White House normalcy of officer in chief, its no wonder everyone wants to get a chance to put in their vote. But what about those Americans who are overseas? Thousands of out citizens overseas who wants to cast thier vote must use an absentee ballot which must be mailed in.
The Austin American Statesman has a short article on a new form of voting for Democrats Aboard(Demcrats overseas). Overseas Democrats can now vote online. This option is convient and modern. If we look at the human error involved in counting and the lost of absentee ballots through the mail system, its a surprise that this wasn't an option since email came out. An independant company manages the online voting site and the expected Democratic vote is to be extremely high.
Republicans Aboard, however, do not have the luxery of online voting. They must use the tradition absentee method. But Republicans stand firm on placing a republic in the White House, even if they must mail in the vote.
Even though the absentee ballot will still continue to be an option for everyone, it seems the number one complaint with this is the high risk of getting lost through the mail system. Online voting lowers , if not eliminates, that lost making every vote count. Democrats see this online voting as a higher chance the Democrats will win the election because they are secure in knowing that their vote will count.
Based on what the article states, Democrats are ready for a change, and particularly one that leans towards thier ideals, such as foreign policy credentials. The results from Super Tuesday will not be annouced until later this month, Democratic turnouts are expected to be high due to the upper hand in voting convience. It seems that Republicans do no feel threatened about this. They believe that Republican candidates are not as "polarizing" as the Democrats. Modern technology faces off with two-term experience, either way it goes, the race is going to long and close, no doubt.
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