I realize Estonia is small compared to the U.S., but still …
A tiny Baltic nation last week became what appears to be the first country to open its its local elections to Internet voting on a nationwide level–although only about 1 percent of the votes were cast online.
More details at ZDNet.
Is it because they are more tech-savvy than us, or less litigious? Let’s face it, anytime anything new is tried in the U.S., you can expect something a lawsuit or at least serious discussion to delay it.
This from a country that has people sue over the use of “God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. I mean, seriously, don’t we have better things to spend public money on?
Let’s not even get started on how far behind the U.S. is in terms of using biometric ATMs.
