Comparing Voting Methods
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| SIV | In Person | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Accurate Results | |||
Auditable Voter Authentication How sure are we that only legitimate voters are voting, and only once each? | SIV 8 | Mail 5 | In Person 7 |
Verifiable results How sure are we that the votes were tallied up correctly, without any votes lost or modified? | SIV 9.5 | Mail 4 | In Person 6 |
Honest Vote Selections | |||
Vote privacy How confident can individual voters be that no one else will learn their ballot selections? | SIV 8 | Mail 4.5 | In Person 7 |
Coercion resistance How protected are voters against attempts to threaten or purchase their vote selections? | SIV 8 | Mail 7 | In Person 9 |
Voter Experience | |||
Accessibility How accessible is the voting process for all members of the electorate, especially those with disabilities? | SIV 8.5 | Mail 6.5 | In Person 5 |
Speed of voting How quickly can individual voters participate? | SIV 9 | Mail 7 | In Person 3 |
Speed of tallying How quickly can results be announced? | SIV 9 | Mail 3 | In Person 5 |
Costs | |||
Affordability to administer How affordable are the total costs to administer a secure election? | SIV 8 | Mail 5 | In Person 4 |