My position hasn't changed over the years. Which is that online voting is a very unsafe idea and a very bad idea and something I think no technological breakthrough I can foresee can ever change.

People's computers are not getting more secure. They're getting more infected with viruses. They're getting more under the control of malware.

If our financial industry regarded security the way the health-care sector does, I would stuff my cash in a mattress under my bed.

My position hasn't changed over the years. Which is that online voting is a very unsafe idea and a very bad idea and something I think no technological breakthrough I can foresee can ever change.

I don't think with today's technology we can have a voting system that is fully electronic that can be trusted.

In any election, it's important that the public perceives that the election is held fairly.

Many of the touted advantages of electronic voting can still be achieved with paper ballots if you use a computerized ballot marking scheme.