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Electronic Voting Fiascos

Oprah Discovers Major Glitch

— November 4, 2008 — Social Good
Oprah’s electronic voting fiasco which, considering her re-telling of the ordeal that she practically had a heart failure, occurred when she double-checked her vote for president (she didn’t say who, but we can safely assume that Oprah voted for Barack Obama) and noticed the machine didn’t count it. Yikes!

Unless you live in the boondocks, you are probably aware of early voting problems that have happened due to not being a registered voter, postulations of voter fraud and even stories of votes not being counted, as in Oprah’s case. 

Unfortunately, voting issues have plagued all democracies, even back in the day when they were put in a box with a lock. Even with advanced technology, some glitches will always occur, and even more troubling, tampering still happens as well. I echo Oprah’s sentiments when she says to double check your vote. 

I’d also like to add that if you have to fill-in an oval or square, color it in fully and if you mess-up, ask for another ballot. Seriously, I met a young second time voter the other day who said that she voted for the first time in 2004 and put a check in the box rather than filled it in because she didn’t know any better.
Trend Themes
1. Electronic Voting Problems - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing advanced technology solutions to eliminate glitches and tampering in electronic voting systems.
2. Voter Fraud Prevention - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating innovative methods to ensure secure and accurate processing of votes, reducing the risk of fraud in democratic processes.
3. Voter Education and Ballot Design - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Designing user-friendly ballots and implementing voter education initiatives to minimize errors and confusion during the voting process.
Industry Implications
1. Election Technology - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Revolutionizing election technology with advanced software and hardware solutions that enhance the accuracy and reliability of electronic voting systems.
2. Cybersecurity - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing cutting-edge cybersecurity measures to protect electronic voting systems from hacking, data breaches, and unauthorized access.
3. Education Technology - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating interactive educational tools and platforms to educate voters on voting procedures, ballot design, and the importance of double-checking their votes.
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