I'd like to talk about this - but recognize that I'm coming from a skeptic's point of view.

On the one hand, I fully acknowledge that there are ample opportunities for security and anonymity within any bit- protocol. On the other hand, the public perception of bit- anything is "hackable thing that causes nerds to lose money." Combine that with the horrific experience this country had with Sequoia, ES&S, Diebold and all the rest in 2004 & 2008 and you're talking about one of the most corrupt polling industries in the world adopting one of the most corruptible technologies in the world and then expecting the populace to trust the outcome.

I'm by no means uneducated about bitcoin, TOR and all the rest but I'd have a hard time envisioning a custody chain in which I'd place my trust. Now ask me to explain it to my mother. Compare and contrast: I've been voting absentee for pushing ten years now (in WA and CA) and in both cases, I've got a handy-dandy receipt, all sorts of official-looking paper and a system that, while a long way from incorruptible, is at least understandable without a primer clip on Youtube. And that's something enthusiasts are forgetting: vote security, for the majority of the American voting public, means this: