The lecture explained why the computerized voting system can not replace the traditional
voting system. Here are the following three reasons.
First of all, not everyoen one can use computers correctly. Some people do not have access to
computers, some people are not used of computers, and some people are even scared of this
new technology. If the voters do not know how to use a computer, how do you expect them to
finish the voting process through computers? This directly refutes the reading passage which
states that computerized voting is easier by just touchingthe screen.
Secondly, computers may make mistakes as the people do. As computers are programmed by
the human beings, thus erros are inevitable in the computer system. Problems caused by
computer voting systems may be more serious than those caused by people. A larger number
of votes might be miss counted or even removed from the system. Furthermore, it would take
more energy to recount the votes. Again this contradicts what is stated in the reading which
stated that only people will make mistakes in counting.
Thirdly, computerized voting system is not reliable because it has not reached a stable status.
People trust computers to conduct banking transactions because the computerized banking
system is being used daily and frecuently and has been stable. How ever, the voting does not
happen as often as banking thus the computerized voting system has not been proved to be
totally reliable.
All in all, not everyone can use a computer properly, computer cause mistakes and
computerized voting system is not reliable are the main reasons why computerized voting
system can not replace the traditional voting system