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Ask HN: Would you pay to vote from your phone?

4 pointsby ParameterOnealmost 8 years ago
Maybe $5-$10 per year? and you can vote in local, state, and federal elections?

6 comments

jlangemeieralmost 8 years ago
$0, any direct fee is a barrier to a free and open process. And the local and state government already uses taxes collected to fund polling places and mail in ballots.
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Mzalmost 8 years ago
I am medically handicapped. I have only voted twice in my life in part because I don&#x27;t want to physically go to a polling place. Crowds make me ill.<p>I am potentially your target market. My medical handicap also means I am desperately poor and can&#x27;t spare the money.<p>You might consider trying to sell this to the government as an additional accessibility service for handicapped voters rather than trying to sell it to voters.
sethammonsalmost 8 years ago
Like it was already said, voters cannot pay for the service. Full stop. For monetization​, you would have to charge the government.
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nxsynonymalmost 8 years ago
No. At this point you could hardly convince me to GET paid to vote.<p>Broken system and poor process already makes this a hassle. Why would I pay to to exercise my right as a citizen of a democratic nation?
janesconferencealmost 8 years ago
No. A polling station guarantees anonymity. If you can vote from anywhere, what stops you from selling your vote, being able to show the buyer who you voted for?
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lwlmlalmost 8 years ago
As if voting worked... (but that is another can of worms.)<p>No. I wouldn&#x27;t pay to vote with my phone. There is an annoying problem of &quot;anonymity&quot; which phones are very prone to break--if you could ever trust the operating system and providers with your personal information within anyway.