A few days ago, I posted a piece defending the underlying technology of mobile voting. Then I realized I had never made the underlying case, except in passing, for why we should be able to vote on our phones. So here it is.

Unite NY recently conducted a poll surveying attitudes among New Yorkers about different political reforms. Not surprisingly, every reform surveyed was popular, with ranked choice voting polling at a nearly 2-1 favorable margin and open primaries at 3-1.

Most of us want to vote from our phones out of convenience, but what about those who need to because of the structural barriers they encounter to voting now? This paper examines how those barriers contribute to persistent turnout gaps for certain voters and builds the case for how mobile voting would help ensure all voters can exercise their most fundamental right to vote. 

"In this report, we examine the future of voting and the possibility of conducting secure elections online. Specifically, we explore whether End-to-End Verifiable Internet Voting (E2E-VIV) systems are a viable and responsible alternative to traditional election systems." - U.S. Vote Foundation

The 2024 presidential election is over, even as California and a handful of other states finish counting ballots and a statewide recount in Pennsylvania gets underway. 

Despite the heroic efforts of election officials across the country, we’ve seen some problems arise in the last week that impact the ability of voters to safely and securely cast their vote.

The ABA Task Force for American Democracy published a working paper on how mobile voting can help address negative partisanship and fix our broken politics. The Task Force is co-chaired by former Federal Judge J. Michael Luttig and former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Charles Johnson to examine ways to ensure an enduring American democracy.

2023 was a big year for Mobile Voting and Tusk Philanthropies. We just released our annual report detailing all of our progress.