The tool's biggest drawback at launch is its reach; HelloVote is severely limited by state election laws surrounding
electronic voter registration.
At this age and time, the NDP insists «our voters register is not only compromised but also outmoded when there has been a global switch from this anachronism to electronic voting machines (EVMs) with the only requirement of a single definitive voter identity», citing India which has since 1998 been switching to
electronic voters machine and perfected it in its 2014 general elections with what they described as «highly unprecedented efficiency.»
The opposition, which has accused the government of trying to rig the poll, listed some problems, from agents being denied entry to polling stations, to names missing from the register and
electronic voter identification devices failing.
Cuomo, in an executive order, directed all state agencies to mail or
provide electronic voter registration forms to members of the public who have had contact with the agencies.
State officials also announced plans to
place electronic voter registration terminals in all local DMV offices.
The Ethereum blockchain could be used to ensure a better democratic process at national elections
through electronic voter registration.
The polls to elect chairmen and councilors in the 23 local governments and 255 wards had been scheduled for May 12, using the card readers and
electronic voter machines.
Of counsel Mark Alcott's piece advocating a «yes» vote in favor of New York's Constitutional Convention has been published in
the electronic voter guide of the New York City Campaign Finance Board.