> Casting a vote online can be secure and convenient
I don't recall convenience being a fundamental attribute of maintaining democracy.
Having said that, some countries' current voting systems are a mish-mash of different methods, approaches, technologies and even rules (I'm looking at you USA), that make paper-ballot voting less "convenient" than it could be. There's no reason why paper-ballot voting needs to be inconsistent across electoral boundaries, difficult to execute, or difficult to validate (cf: Australia's system).
I don't recall convenience being a fundamental attribute of maintaining democracy.
Convenience is important to ensure a representative sample of the population is heard, and not just those who have enough free time to wait in line to vote. Mail-in ballots are a good example of convenience allowing greater participation.
Absolutely agree, but convenience does not trump security, verifiability etc. In the example you gave, mail-in ballots were primarily introduced as an exception to the rule, in order to increase participation. They are not a wholesale replacement for ballot-box voting.
I can see then, why for some, the argument that "e-voting can enable use of standover tactics" falls on deaf ears - because the risk is no different than what is currently the case.
It's true. I can see the risk here, since I could easily pressure my wife into voting a certain way or even fill out her ballot and forge her signature (if I ignored the warnings that it's a felony to do so). I think we have to weigh that risk against the benefits of greater participation/accessibility that vote by mail provides.
I don't recall convenience being a fundamental attribute of maintaining democracy.
Having said that, some countries' current voting systems are a mish-mash of different methods, approaches, technologies and even rules (I'm looking at you USA), that make paper-ballot voting less "convenient" than it could be. There's no reason why paper-ballot voting needs to be inconsistent across electoral boundaries, difficult to execute, or difficult to validate (cf: Australia's system).