Aiko Amano thinks:

that voting in elections by Internet is a good idea. Because

recently many people, especially young people, tend not to

vote in a general election. So I think that there are some

reasons, like young people thinking that going to vote is

troublesome. But if the internet is used for voting, people can

vote in their houses. And they can do it in their free time.

So the percentage of people who vote must increase before

long.

However, I think that would have several problems. Of course,

the vote has been done without putting any names. So nobody

knows who votes for which candidate. In contrast, if voters use

their personal computer at home, there may be a possibility

that the voter's name is made public. And although young people

can make good use of the internet, I think that it is difficult for

old people to use, so I am afraid that old people would come

to avoid voting. If it happened, using the internet for voting

would be meaningless. Although there are many problems, if the

problems are solved, I think that to vote in a general election

by using the computer will be a very good idea.

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