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SLCW | 4 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 People are able to keep track of their drivers license or ID card. I think I'm envisioning a process where identity is verified during registration, and a card similar to a drivers license is issued that has a photo and works like a voter ID, and maybe on the back side is a QR code for easy scanning at the polling location, as well as a 12-word code that could be used to verify the identity if the voter chooses to use mail-in or drop-off voting.

And I'm just spitballing and thinking of ways to both improve the accuracy and integrity of the vote, and facilitate confidence in the process. I'm not really proposing a specific system at this point.
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Kanzan | 4 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 not sure how this different than what we have now
maybe the problems are in establishing identity and registration?

and not on the technical side of how votes are recorded.
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SLCW | 4 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 In my experience, most of the complaints relate to ID verification, and auditability. And a lot of those complaints involve a misunderstanding of how the current system actually works.

I think if you centralize registration at the DMV, which is already in the business of verifying identity, that would ensure that the correct voter keys are issued to the correct, verified voter. They could issue a voter ID card with a photo and appropriate voter information, as well as a QR code to be scanned at in-person voting centers, and something like a seed phase that could be entered on mail ballots confirm the eligibility and identity of the voter.

Mail-in and drop-box ballots are inherently paper ballots, and a paper receipt could be generated at in-person voting centers to both assure the voter that their correct selections were submitted, and as a physical backup that could be used along with the mail ballots to perform a hand audit if necessary.