We want to use online voting in order to increase the turnout at elections. But Professor Jansen, who was here with us yesterday, told us that Internet users, those who could be most likely to vote online, are already online and interested in politics. Often, people with more education and a higher income, those who are more comfortable, already vote using the paper ballots.
Is there any evidence at all that online voting could increase participation in elections, given that people who do not vote are often more marginalized and less likely to understand and to use electronic or online tools?